Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hydrophorus ? praecox? <Dolichopodidae from SE Turkey

Posted by Cesa on 11-04-2013 08:25
#1

last week we observed several flies (probably dolichopodid, hunting smaller insects) running on the water surface of a small rain pond. Its ID very much appreciated. Muhabbet

Edited by Cesa on 11-04-2013 11:13

Posted by Roger Thomason on 11-04-2013 10:05
#2

Hydrophorus sp. I think.

Posted by Cesa on 11-04-2013 10:19
#3

thank you Roger. Its generic name fits well to its ecological activities. Can it be H. praecox?

Edited by Cesa on 11-04-2013 11:13