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Posted by piros on 05-12-2012 23:40

I found this fly in Szeged, S. Hungary, on the date 08. 06. 2011. To me, it looks very similar to Billaea maritima (female). Is it possible to ID it, based on these pictures?

Thanks for any help in advance!

Henrik

Edited by piros on 19-12-2012 23:25

Posted by piros on 05-12-2012 23:47

Posted by piros on 05-12-2012 23:48

Posted by ChrisR on 06-12-2012 09:32

It certainly does look like a Billaea but I will let the experts say whether it might be maritima :)

Posted by piros on 06-12-2012 11:11

Thank you, Chris!

Posted by Zeegers on 07-12-2012 10:28

It most certainly is Billaea, a parasitoid of Cerambycidae, therefore associated with trunks. I doubt whether it is maritima, though, ned to work on that

Theo

Posted by piros on 07-12-2012 12:56

Thank you very much, Theo! Should I make enlargements of specific regions of the fly to aid its identification?

(And yes, it was walking on the trunk of an oak tree infested by at least two kinds of Cerambicidae.)

Edited by piros on 07-12-2012 13:00

Posted by piros on 18-12-2012 01:09

Or could this rather be B. fortis??

Posted by ChrisR on 19-12-2012 20:25

#10

I think this genus is too difficult ot identify reliably without a specimen to examine very closely - the species are very very similar.

Posted by piros on 19-12-2012 23:25

#11

Thank you, Chris! All right, it'll remain Billaea sp.

Best regards.
Henrik

Posted by conopid on 20-12-2012 00:57

#12

Henrik,
There are no images of any Bilaea in the gallery. Could you add your excellent images as Bilaea spp?

Nigel Jones

Edited by conopid on 20-12-2012 00:57

Posted by piros on 20-12-2012 10:51

#13

Hi Nigel! Thank you for your comment on my pics! But, in fact, there are pictures in the gallery of several Billaea sp, like those of B. irrorata, kolomyetzi, maritima and triangulifer. I am not sure if adding pictures of an undetermined Billaea would matter much...
Best regards,
Henrik