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Hi,
I'd like to show you two Therevidae species here.
The first one should be Thereva nobilitata (can I be wrong if I name all the ones with the thick goldbrown hair that way?). I saw several of them here in the middle of June.
#1 shows a copula.

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#2 is a male of the same species.

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Another species I met near a big lake east of Berlin last weekend. This one I do not know, the white fur is quite nice.
So here is #4:

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#5 is some more pics of the same animal.
Many thanks for help, Sundew

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Bottom: Acrosathe annulata.

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Fine! And all those brown ones are Thereva nobilitata for sure, no mix-up possible?

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handlirschi is like nobilitata, but not to be expected before middle August.

I'm not sure, but it certainly looks like nobilitata.


Theo

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I thought the frontal spots in the female were a bit big for nobilitata, but I have no key here to check.

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I agree, Paul, but then again clearly not big enough for lanata. And since we cannot see the colouration of the halters and nobilitata is currently very common, I'd only consider another species if it really is not nobiliata.


Theo

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Here is another female of that day where the halters are a bit visible. Is that helpful?

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Yes, there are clearly 2 post DC. This is exceptional in nobilitata, though it does occur.

So nobilitata seems unlikely.

We are dying to see the halteres


Theo

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I'm sorry, I was totally off.

It is, of course, Th. fulva, since the dark bands on tergite 2 and 3 are lacking. Should have bee obvious from the first minute !!


Theo