Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bombyliidae

Posted by Cecile on 21-03-2007 22:34
#1
Can anyone help me for this Bombyliidae? Exoprosopa, Anthrax....

Thanks in advance

South of France, 12/Aug/2006, size : 10 mm
www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos15/big/img_5319.jpg
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www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos15/big/img_5321.jpg
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Posted by David Gibbs on 21-03-2007 22:53
#2
This is an Anthrax or Spogostylum, nearest fit amongst my specimens is S. isis Meigen but that is far from a confident identification.

Posted by Mark van Veen on 22-03-2007 10:28
#3
It is certainly an Anthrax, I would guess A. varia by the pattern on the wing. However, mediterranean Europe has a lot of Anthrax-species, and I am not certain.

Posted by Cecile on 22-03-2007 22:25
#4
So Anthrax sp. ;)
David and Mark, thanks for your help!