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Rhagionidae - Chrysopilus nubecula (female)
Liliane D	#1 Posted on 21-10-2023 13:22
Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17	Hello, South of France, September 28, 2023. The body is 8 mm long. Thank you for your help Liliane D attached the following image: [222.77Kb] Edited by Liliane D on 24-01-2024 18:21


Liliane D	#2 Posted on 21-10-2023 13:23
Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17	Others pictures Liliane D attached the following image: [225.75Kb]


eklans	#3 Posted on 21-10-2023 13:58
Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4011 Joined: 11.11.18	Hello Liliane, a female Chrysopilus laetus. Zeegers, Schulten (2022): Families of Flies with Three Pulvilli Greetings, Eric Kloeckner


Liliane D	#4 Posted on 21-10-2023 16:08
Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17	Thank you very much Eric, I had not yet seen any representatives of the Rhagionidae family. Would the larvae and imagos of this family be predators of other insects?


eklans	#5 Posted on 21-10-2023 16:28
Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4011 Joined: 11.11.18	I have not much information about the biology of the Ragionidae. The larvae and the imagines are told to live in dead wood and detritus, hunting small insects or feed on mouldering plant material. Greetings, Eric Kloeckner


Liliane D	#6 Posted on 21-10-2023 16:37
Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17	Thank you very much Eric, I take note of this information.


Zeegers	#7 Posted on 24-10-2023 12:02
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19022 Joined: 21.07.04	Second antennal segment is dark and thoracic dorsum is not as orange as lateral side: I'd say Ch. nubecula Theo


Liliane D	#8 Posted on 24-01-2024 18:24
Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17	Thanks Theo, I hadn't seen your identification with the recognition criteria. I've just corrected the title.