Two New Species of Bathypogon: gerhardi and monartoensis (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae: Bathypogoninae) from Monarto Zoological Park, South Australia, with Notes on Their Behaviour and Seasonal Distribution

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Two new species of robber flies of the genus Bathypogon, studied in the Monarto Zoological Park, South Australia, are described based on an examination of specimens of both sexes. Bathypogon gerhardi is a late autumn species and B. monartoensis is an early summer species; both occur in Mallee scrub and other dry environments. Copulation of both species takes place in the ‘tail-to-tail’ position with the male and female facing in opposite directions.