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 Very tiny Empidae
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 14-05-2005 20:51
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Hello! I never saw such small Empidae (about 5-7 mm) here in Ostwestfalen/Germany (photo taken yesterday). Nevertheless they showed the same behaviour as the larger species. This couple had made a gigantic prey, an Ephemerid subimago (maybe Baetis). which was bigger than the two together. Is it possible to tell something about the Empidae genus? Thanks in advance! 
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 17-05-2005 12:38
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19365 Joined: 11.05.04 |
It is possible to tell something about the genus: it is a species of Rhamphomyia (longish proboscis, no fork in R4+5). There are not many species that have such conspicuous greyish dusting but I will not hazard a guess to what species it really is. Nice to see a picture with such a large prey. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 17-05-2005 20:22
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13911 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Paul! Paul Beuk wrote: It is possible to tell something about the genus: it is a species of Rhamphomyia (longish proboscis, no fork in R4+5). There are not many species that have such conspicuous greyish dusting but I will not hazard a guess to what species it really is. Thanks! The genus is sufficient enough for me. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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