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Empis sp
Chris Lewis
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Posted on 09-05-2007 18:43
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Foulness Essex 6/5/07
6-7mm
Can anyone help with the species?
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I think a rather fresh specimen of Empis stercorea.
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Hi Paul,
Please, check your identification once again (first antennal segmentWink).
Cheers,
Igor
 
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Ah, you might yourself have said: Empis scutellata. Wink
(Far too rare in Holland.)
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Chris Lewis
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Thank-you gentlemen.
I have submitted the images to the gallery.
Do either of you have a key to this genus that you could e-mail to me?

Chris
 
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Dear Chris,

To identify British Empis you could use Collin's British flies (Empididae). I could add that Chvala published a key to British species of Empis s. str. Let me know if you have problems to obtain these papers ? I will help you.

All the best,

IgorSmile
 
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Chvala's Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 1994 handbook about Empis also includes all British species but it costs a small fortune...
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Sue Southway
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Posted on 10-05-2007 13:58
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I have photocopy of Collin's chapter on Empididae, it takes you to genus, but no further. I could take a copy of this copy for you, Chris, and put it in the post to you, if that would be a help.
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