Thread subject: Diptera.info :: ? Machimus sp

Posted by tristanba on 18-09-2007 01:27
#1
This from a chalk grassland site, southern UK in early Sept. Any chance of ID to sp?

Many thanks
Tristan

Posted by ChrisR on 18-09-2007 10:41
#2
Looks like Machimus atricapillus (male), if the tuft of hairs under the tip of the abdomen is still considered a good character :)

Posted by tristanba on 18-09-2007 15:42
#3
Many thanks Paul - hairs on face mainly dark also.
Cheers
Tristan