Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chloromyia formosa, Stratiomyidae, Hungary

Posted by Xespok on 09-12-2006 18:31
#1
Is this just a female Microchrysa polita or maybe a female Ch. formosa? I do not remember the size unfortunately, and the two species are rather similar.
Edited by Xespok on 10-12-2006 10:54

Posted by Xespok on 09-12-2006 18:33
#2
Dorsal view of the same individual.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 09-12-2006 23:20
#3
Tony: Chloromyia speciosa female?

Posted by Tony Irwin on 10-12-2006 00:37
#4
I'm inclined to think formosa with this one.

Posted by Xespok on 10-12-2006 10:36
#5
Paul, Tony, thx for your opinions. I was also wondering whether this is Ch. formosa. The abodomen seems to be slightly shorter in proportion to the head and thorax in Ch. formosa females compared to M. polta females.