Posted by smol on 08-04-2026 15:54
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Auratus wrote:
I agree; as far as I can tell from the photos, this is a female of R. (sub)cinerascens. The cloudy wing, which should give it away, is unfortunately not clearly visible. The irregularly haired tarsi are also an indication, as is the time of year.
But Rhamphomyia's are usually just very difficult to identify from photographs.
Happy to hear I was on the right track.
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Somewhat unrelated; taking a look at and trying to backtrack the broader taxon (what is Rhamphomyia and Empis) and finding missing species description seems to be quite difficult.
Wondering if any has the following resources as a start:
- Revision of the European Empis (s. str.) simulium-group of species (Diptera: Empididae), with descriptions of four new species from the European mountains. Studia Dipterologica 22(1): 89-110. [2016.12.15]
- Revision of the European Empis (s.str.) alpicola-group of species (Diptera: Empididae), with a new synonymy of Rhamphomyia subgenus Aclonempis Collin with the subgenus Empis Linnaeus s str. Studia Dipterologica 21(1): 37-40. [2015.06.18]