Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7344 Joined: 19.11.04
Hi Gordon
This is certainly a Hybomitra, and it looks like ciureai. Some muehfeldi can look almost identical to ciureai, and usually the best way to distinguish them is using the shape of sternite 8 and the dorsal lamellae. I believe that ciureai is the more likely species to be found in S.E.England, and it's certainly on the wing at the moment - I caught one in West Norfolk yesterday.
Tony
Tony
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Tony Irwin
Anyone have scans of the Genus Semaranga in:
1)Kanmiya, K. (1983) A systematic study of the Japanese Chloropidae (Diptera).
2) Andersson, H. (1977 Taxonomic and Phylogenetic studies on Chloropid
Dr Michael von Tschirnhaus, a leading expert on Chloropidae and Agromyzidae, died on 16 September 2025 at the age of 86. He will be greatly missed by the international community. R.I.P.
Anyone has the scan of "Harkness, R. D.; Ismay, J. W. 1976: A new species of Trachysiphonella (Dipt., Chloropidae) from Greece, associated with an ant Cataglyphis bicolor (F.) (Hym., Formicidae)
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