Posted by Pristurus on 25-08-2012 11:36
#1
yesterday I found this couple on a leaf of Impatiens parviflora in a forest near Marburg, central Germany. Regards, Ingo
Video:
http://commons.wi...-08-24.ogv
Edited by Pristurus on 25-08-2012 22:01
Posted by Paul Beuk on 25-08-2012 15:41
#2
Most likely it is
Platypalpus pectoralis on account of the largely yellow thorax with medians tripe, the darkeneing of the costa and the rather smallish genitalia of the male.
Posted by Pristurus on 25-08-2012 22:00
#3
Thank you, Paul. I saw a lot of them hunting on leafs of different plants but for me this was the first observation of a copula in this species. Regards, Ingo