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Rhagionidae - Chrysopilus nubecula (female)
Liliane D	#1 Posted on 21-10-2023 14:22
Member Location: France Posts: 706 Joined: 17.08.17	Hello, South of France, September 28, 2023. The body is 8 mm long. Thank you for your help Liliane D attached the following image: [222.77Kb] Edited by Liliane D on 24-01-2024 19:21


Liliane D	#2 Posted on 21-10-2023 14:23
Member Location: France Posts: 706 Joined: 17.08.17	Others pictures Liliane D attached the following image: [225.75Kb]


eklans	#3 Posted on 21-10-2023 14:58
Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 3689 Joined: 11.11.18	Hello Liliane, a female Chrysopilus laetus. Zeegers, Schulten (2022): Families of Flies with Three Pulvilli Greetings, Eric Kloeckner


Liliane D	#4 Posted on 21-10-2023 17:08
Member Location: France Posts: 706 Joined: 17.08.17	Thank you very much Eric, I had not yet seen any representatives of the Rhagionidae family. Would the larvae and imagos of this family be predators of other insects?


eklans	#5 Posted on 21-10-2023 17:28
Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 3689 Joined: 11.11.18	I have not much information about the biology of the Ragionidae. The larvae and the imagines are told to live in dead wood and detritus, hunting small insects or feed on mouldering plant material. Greetings, Eric Kloeckner


Liliane D	#6 Posted on 21-10-2023 17:37
Member Location: France Posts: 706 Joined: 17.08.17	Thank you very much Eric, I take note of this information.


Zeegers	#7 Posted on 24-10-2023 13:02
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18785 Joined: 21.07.04	Second antennal segment is dark and thoracic dorsum is not as orange as lateral side: I'd say Ch. nubecula Theo


Liliane D	#8 Posted on 24-01-2024 19:24
Member Location: France Posts: 706 Joined: 17.08.17	Thanks Theo, I hadn't seen your identification with the recognition criteria. I've just corrected the title.