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Brachypalpus valgus
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Posted on 30-10-2016 21:34
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Good evening,

can someone please help with this one ? Captured 14 May 2016, Southern Bohemia, Czech republic.

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The same specimen when laying eggs.

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This should be a Brachypalpus, a bee mimic whose larvae live in dead wood. I suppose B. valgus might be the right species (compare http://hmyzsloven...index.html), as the last tergite seems to bear black hairs.
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Thank you Sundew !

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More likely Brachypalpus laphriformis, as the frons is dusted. In valgus the frons is shiny all over.
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Ah - the frons of the female in http://www.dipter...d_id=53297 is more shiny indeed. So is possibly the photo by Karol Ox (link in #3) also B. laphriformis?
 
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