Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Usia cf. syriaca ( Bombyliidae )
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| zcuc |
Posted on 12-03-2008 10:39
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Found several of those on yellow flowers, israel.
zcuc attached the following image:  [68Kb] Edited by zcuc on 14-03-2008 00:38 |
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| viktor j nilsson |
Posted on 12-03-2008 11:15
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Member Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 203 Joined: 25.02.08 |
Maybe this is Apolysis? (Bombyliidae) |
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| viktor j nilsson |
Posted on 12-03-2008 21:32
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Member Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 203 Joined: 25.02.08 |
Is anyone able to confirm my identification? I have read that it was quite recently that the first clues to the biology of Apolysis was found, as one african species of Apolysis was reared from the nest of an Pollen wasp (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Masarinae). A few Apolysis species exist in europe but most seem to be localised to one or a few mediterranean countries. Are they very rare? |
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| javig |
Posted on 12-03-2008 21:52
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 Member Location: Spain Posts: 222 Joined: 21.04.07 |
What is the difference between Apolysis and Usia? This looks similar to Usia (http://macroinsta...aenea.html) for me... Thanks |
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| viktor j nilsson |
Posted on 13-03-2008 11:46
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Member Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 203 Joined: 25.02.08 |
wow! yes, I was not aware of that genus at all! it does look very good. |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 13-03-2008 19:02
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 Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
I have been spending most of my time recently studying these critters so i should be able to help. it is Usia, a male, the photo is not sharp enough to be absolutely sure but it seems to be black-haired, and can i make out vauge grey-dusted median and dorsocentral stripes on the mesonotum? if these are real then we are looking at Usia syriaca Paramonov. i hope you have some specimens? send me some and i will confirm det. if not please get out there and collect some for me, and as many Usia and Parageron as you can and you will certainly make an important contibution to my work on the beeflies. |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 13-03-2008 23:13
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Is this photo better? I think the hair is really black and it has three stripe on the thorax. but the color of the abdomen looks greener than the first photo. zcuc attached the following image:  [71Kb] Edited by zcuc on 13-03-2008 23:28 |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 14-03-2008 00:17
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Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
second photo seems to be same species as first, probably a female, but i cannot say more than i did before. third photo an entirely different species so best if removed to a different thread. Lots of species like this so must have specimens to get close to an identification beyond Usia sp. |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 14-03-2008 00:41
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Thanks David for the ID. I moved the other image to a new thread. Cheers, Assaf |
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