Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Any ideas on this?

Posted by LordV on 07-02-2006 10:19
#1
Must admit I'm not sure it is a fly- thought it was a wasp but it appears to have halteres. Taken 05/02/06 South Coast UK. Also has a velvet mite walking on it's leg. 6-8mm long. First time I've "captured" one of these whatever it is.

Thanks
Brian V.

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Edited by LordV on 07-02-2006 10:22

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 07-02-2006 11:30
#2
Yes, it is a midge (so nematocera) in the family Scatopsidae.
greetings,

Posted by Paul Beuk on 07-02-2006 11:31
#3
Must be Scatopse notata, more or less the giant among the Scatopsidae in this part of the world. :)

Posted by LordV on 07-02-2006 15:57
#4
Thanks again :
Brian V.