Posted by John Bratton on 23-01-2008 13:08
#1
Using Collin's 1961 Empididae, I've keyed a fly to Rhamphomyia tibialis. It was a pretty good fit, with a small tuft of bristles in the right place on the side lamellae, and tergites 5-7 almost bare. But Collin describes the aedeagus of this species as "fairly stout", which doesn't fit my specimen. Can anyone tell from my sketch if it matches tibialis, please?
The fly was from a grassy clearing in a limestone cliff woodland in North Wales.
John Bratton
Posted by igor on 26-01-2008 01:00
#2
Hi John,
Your sketch most probably belongs to R. tibialis. But if you would like to be completely sure I could send you a picture of the genitalia of this species where you will find entire phallus. Send me your email.
All the best,
Igor