Thread subject: Diptera.info :: bombyliidae

Posted by dicon on 24-04-2008 15:37
#1

Photo taken in Los palacios y Villafranca , Sevilla , Spain
altitude 5 meters

Posted by David Gibbs on 03-05-2008 13:30
#2

I was observing this species only yesterday, it is Parageron lowei, male on left. it is part of a complex of 7 species (5 in Europe) differing mainly in the structure genitalia. However, the shining black paramedian and lateral stripes on the mesonotum allow identification of these individuals.