Posted by Auke on 25-12-2015 04:28
#1
I photographed this fly in October 2012 in Lelydorp, Para district, Suriname. It was apparently dead for some time when I found it, given the missing body parts. Am I correct to assume it is a Syrphidae? Is a narrower ID possible? I'm trying to get the fungus ID elsewhere.
Thanks in advance,
Scarabaeoid
Edited by Auke on 26-12-2015 07:07
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 25-12-2015 13:20
#2
It was a male a male Palpada sp., indeed a syrphid. The fungus could be one of the Cordyceps sp., these are specialised on arthropods....
Posted by Auke on 26-12-2015 07:06
#3
Thank you!
And the fungus is not a
Cordyceps but an
Ophiocordyceps (name changed some time ago).
Edited by Auke on 26-12-2015 07:11