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Stratiomyidae ?
Ben Hamers	#1 Posted on 15-10-2005 22:23
Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 735 Joined: 16.12.04	Hello, I guess that's what they call mimicry : You take a picture of a wasp (22-9, near Brunssum but in Germany) and wenn you pick up the photo's at the shop it has changed into a fly. I thought it shouldn't be too difficult to find out its identity but somehow this one isn't represented in my diptera - and insectguides and neither in the WWW-galleries, or am I looking in the wrong section ? Ben Ben Hamers attached the following image: [69.02Kb] Edited by Ben Hamers on 22-05-2012 19:47


Zeegers	#2 Posted on 16-10-2005 11:08
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18604 Joined: 21.07.04	Hi Ben Look in the family Psilidae, genus Loxocera Theo Zeegers


Ben Hamers	#3 Posted on 16-10-2005 19:41
Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 735 Joined: 16.12.04	Thanks a lot Theo, I never would have thought of Psilidae. Ben


Zeegers	#4 Posted on 17-10-2005 10:07
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18604 Joined: 21.07.04	Well, you will next time. Loxocera is very typical, some species are much smaller though. The only real pitfall might be Lauxania, with has a very elongated third antennal segment as well. Lauxania is quite black, if I remember properly. The species shown in the picture is our most common (and larger) one: Loxocera albiseta. Larvae in Juncus. So not uncommon, but easily overlooked. Theo


Ben Hamers	#5 Posted on 17-10-2005 21:48
Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 735 Joined: 16.12.04	To be honest, Theo, my search after your Loxocera-hint ended at Loxocera aristata, so it's good that you posted again with the right species name. I hope that in future keys there will be more space for some photo's. I realize that they are useless for professionals but for bloody beginners like me they could be a help sometimes. Ben