Posted by Tony Irwin on 02-12-2024 10:39
#2
The spacing of the apical scutellar bristles suggests
Chlorops. In
Thaumatomyia they would be much closer together
Posted by Raimo on 06-12-2024 18:20
#3
Thanks. Do they have this differense between sexes or maybe only individual variability?
Posted by Tony Irwin on 07-12-2024 09:46
#4
As far as I know, the scutellar bristle character applies to both sexes. Also, in
Thaumatomyia, the top of the scutellum is flat (convex in
Chlorops). Compare your specimens to
https://www.inatu...yia-notata