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Brachyopa?
Juergen Peters	#1 Posted on 25-03-2005 21:22
Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13957 Joined: 11.09.04	Hello! When I found this fly on March 21 among many Muscidae and Calliphoridae sucking juices on an freshly cut tree trunk I thought of some kind of Scatophagidae, but in another forum someone told me it could be a syrphid of the genus Brachyopa. Is he right? Thanks in advance! Greetings, J?rgen Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


Paul Beuk	#2 Posted on 25-03-2005 21:47
Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19375 Joined: 11.05.04	It is a species of Heleomyzidae, I think. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


Gerard Pennards	#3 Posted on 25-03-2005 21:54
Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04	Hello Juergen, As in a lot times, Paul beat me to it and was just a click faster! But indeed, I want to confirm that this is surely NOT a Brachyopa sp. In this picture the best characteristic is the shape and color of the head, which is different in Brachyopa! Look for example at: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/cyrille.dussaix/Brachyopa_pilosa/B.pilosa-illus.htma Most of the Brachyopa's have a distinct snout which is not there in this picture! So I support Paul's idea of it being a species of Heleomyzidae! Greetings, Edited by Gerard Pennards on 25-03-2005 21:55 Greetings, Gerard Pennards


Juergen Peters	#4 Posted on 26-03-2005 22:44
Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13957 Joined: 11.09.04	Hello! Gerard Pennards wrote: So I support Paul's idea of it being a species of Heleomyzidae! Greetings, Thanks to you both and a happy easter! Greetings from Germany, J?rgen Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=