I photographed this fly near Monte Ocre (AQ), Italy, 1600m a.s.l. on June 27th 2021. I think it is a Philipomyia, and according to what was said here: https://diptera.i...d_id=85849 I think it is P. aprica. Is the identification correct or is it another species?
Thank you in advance,
Emanuele
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Anyone have scans of the Genus Semaranga in:
1)Kanmiya, K. (1983) A systematic study of the Japanese Chloropidae (Diptera).
2) Andersson, H. (1977 Taxonomic and Phylogenetic studies on Chloropid
Dr Michael von Tschirnhaus, a leading expert on Chloropidae and Agromyzidae, died on 16 September 2025 at the age of 86. He will be greatly missed by the international community. R.I.P.
Anyone has the scan of "Harkness, R. D.; Ismay, J. W. 1976: A new species of Trachysiphonella (Dipt., Chloropidae) from Greece, associated with an ant Cataglyphis bicolor (F.) (Hym., Formicidae)
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