Posted by Roy on 30-04-2024 17:46
#1
Hello,
this little male Empididae (4 mm.) was captured (the 23 04 2024) in a city (on the bonnet of my car).
Locality Parthenay-79200-West of France.
Sorry for the deformation of the head (the proboscis is not at its place) due to a bad maneuvre in putting the fly in a box.
Iteaphila sp. was sugested .
Do you agree and Is it possible to get species with these pictures ?
If necessary I will can make a picture of genitalia.
Thank you id advance for your advice.
Regards.
Christian
![www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos341/big/Nematocera%2001%20hd-T.%204%20mm.%20-Parthenay-23%2004%20024_00001.jpg](https://www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos341/big/Nematocera%2001%20hd-T.%204%20mm.%20-Parthenay-23%2004%20024_00001.jpg)
roy : France : Parthenay : 79200 : 23/04/2024
Altitude : 120 m. env. - Taille : 4 mm
Réf. : 341702
![www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos341/big/Nematocera%2002%20hl%20x%204-T.%204%20mm.%20-Parthenay-23%2004%202024_00001.jpg](https://www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos341/big/Nematocera%2002%20hl%20x%204-T.%204%20mm.%20-Parthenay-23%2004%202024_00001.jpg)
roy : France : Parthenay : 79200 : 23/04/2024
Altitude : 120 m. env. - Taille : 4 mm
Réf. : 341703
![www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos341/big/Nematocera%2003%20Te%20Th%20x%204-T.%204%20mm.%20-Parthenay-23%2004%202024__00001.jpg](https://www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos341/big/Nematocera%2003%20Te%20Th%20x%204-T.%204%20mm.%20-Parthenay-23%2004%202024__00001.jpg)
roy : France : Parthenay : 79200 : 23/04/2024
Altitude : 120 m. env. - Taille : 4 mm
Réf. : 341705
![www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos341/big/Nematocera%2004%20a%20x%2025--T.%204%20mm.%20-Parthenay-23%2004%202024__00001.jpg](https://www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos341/big/Nematocera%2004%20a%20x%2025--T.%204%20mm.%20-Parthenay-23%2004%202024__00001.jpg)
roy : France : Parthenay : 79200 : 23/04/2024
Altitude : 120 m. env. - Taille : 4 mm
Réf. : 341706
Edited by Roy on 30-04-2024 17:53
Posted by Roy on 02-05-2024 17:24
#3
Thank you very much Paul Beuk.
Here is a ventral view of genitalia showing the loop of the penis and confirming (it seems to me) your identification for Empis nuntia male.
Best regards.
Christian
![www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos341/big/Empis%20nuntia%20m-Hg%20v%20x%2010-Parthenay-23%2004%202024_00001.jpg](https://www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos341/big/Empis%20nuntia%20m-Hg%20v%20x%2010-Parthenay-23%2004%202024_00001.jpg)
roy : France : Parthenay : 79200 : 23/04/2024
Altitude : NR - Taille : 4 mm
Réf. : 341921
Edited by Roy on 02-05-2024 17:31
Posted by Roy on 02-05-2024 19:49
#4
A view of the penis, out of the abdomen.
Christian
![www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos341/big/Empis%20nuntia%20m%2005-Pe%20x%2020-Parthenay-Empididae-23%2004%202024_00001.jpg](https://www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos341/big/Empis%20nuntia%20m%2005-Pe%20x%2020-Parthenay-Empididae-23%2004%202024_00001.jpg)
roy : France : Parthenay : 79200 : 23/04/2024
Altitude : NR - Taille : 4 mm
Réf. : 341924