Suhpalacsa sp. (genus)

Owlfly at Chifley, ACT

Suhpalacsa sp. (genus) at Chifley, ACT - 2 Dec 2018
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Suhpalacsa sp. (genus) 20 Dec 2018 RogerF
Unidentified 20 Dec 2018 PeterR

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KimPullen wrote:
   28 Dec 2018
As an aside, this genus is placed in the family Ascalaphidae, based on the genus Ascalaphus. 'Suhpalacsa' is Ascalaphus spelt backwards and is considered a grammatical barbarity by at least one other taxonomist!
RogerF wrote:
   28 Dec 2018
I wondered where that odd name came from. I never good at word games.

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