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Hi Chris,
I did in fact refer to a printed copy of your page. I just wanted to be sure it was not a Rhinophorid, because the brown colour threw me into doubt.

I went wrong at Couplet 95 - presence of distinct bristles on abdomen. To my untrained eye all the hairs look like bristles! At least they would certainly pass as bristles in Syrphidae, my area of "expertise".

I have plenty more Tachinids awaiting ID. It's going to be along hard winter of staring down a microscope!

Cheers
Nigel