Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Soldier fly
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| Gordon Jar |
Posted on 29-07-2006 19:53
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Member Location: East Sussex, England Posts: 209 Joined: 09.10.05 |
Seeing as I am on a roll of 2 id's I'll go for a 3rd. The attached was photographed in my garden in East Sussex, South East England on 11/07/06. I thought it might be a 'Beris Sp. possibly B. chalybata' Thankyou Regards Gordon Gordon Jar attached the following image:  [77.24Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 29-07-2006 21:08
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7316 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Close, but not correct.  In Beris the hind tibiae are narrower than the hind basitarsis, and the scutellum usually has six hairy spines. In Chorisops, the hind tibiae are dilated, and it only has four nearly bald spines. There are two species - tibialis and nagatomii. C.tibialis has a black frons and little in the way of yellow on the thorax. C.nagatomii has obviously yellow humeri (shoulders) and posterior calli (hind corners), and a green frons. So this looks like tibialis - a male I think. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Gordon Jar |
Posted on 29-07-2006 21:52
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Member Location: East Sussex, England Posts: 209 Joined: 09.10.05 |
Oh dear thats end of my run. Thanks very much Tony. Regards Gordon |
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