Thread subject: Diptera.info :: which genus? 2015-05-15, N. Germany

Posted by Lennart Bendixen on 15-01-2016 22:08
#1
Hi,

I can't get the genus of this specimen - it's not Cheilosa, is it? Can anybody help?

Thanks in advance.
Lennart

2015-05-15, Northern Germany, S-H, Mohrkirch, fallow land

Posted by Roger Thomason on 15-01-2016 23:17
#2
Melanogaster hirtella (male) maybe..

Posted by Lennart Bendixen on 16-01-2016 08:58
#3
...but Melanogaster for sure? At least I can recognize it's no Chrysogaster ;)

Many thanks. M. hirtella seems to be quite common here, so it wouldn't be wondrous.