Posted by Nosferatumyia on 09-08-2008 22:26
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Sorry for the poor quality of the picture.
Nevertheless, the fly deserves publication, I think: this is a melanistic form of C. loricata Rondani, with velvet black frontal stripe, which was described by Hendel as a separate species "C. holosericea", which I synonymized some 23 years ago. It is quite a rare thing in collections, so I am pleased tointroduce it to you... Ukraine, Hodosievka prope Kiev, 7.VIII.2008
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 09-08-2008 22:40