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 Very Ichneumonid like fly: Loxocera hoffmannseggi (Psilidae)
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 09-08-2008 21:18
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14115 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! I had never seen such a fly before, it looked like an 8-9 mm Ichneumonid! Not only the red and black "wasp tail" abdomen, even the white antennae bands of many Ichneumonidae were imitated. In the gallery I found Loxocera hoffmannseggi from the Psilidae looking very similar. Is this a male of it? Running around on low vegetation in our garden today (northwest Germany). Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [31.07Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 19-08-2008 19:25 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 09-08-2008 21:19
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14115 Joined: 11.09.04 |
More dorsal.
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 09-08-2008 21:23
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14115 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Another one.
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| cthirion |
Posted on 09-08-2008 21:58
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
Thanks Juergen, very nice!
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 10-08-2008 09:48
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18976 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Meaning: yes, hoffmannseggi. You lucky b... Theo |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 10-08-2008 19:21
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14115 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Camille and Theo! Thanks a lot! That's really a nice fly  .
Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 19-08-2008 19:29
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14115 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! Is this one from today from our garden (northwest Germany) a female of the same species or of another (sylvatica? fulviventris?)? It has more red on the thorax. Length about 6-7 mm. Somewhat larger picture: http://www.foto-u...7mm_W3.jpg Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [50.76Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 19-08-2008 19:30
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14115 Joined: 11.09.04 |
With very long ovipositor.
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 19-08-2008 19:54
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
in your garden... lucky you! |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 19-08-2008 20:15
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14115 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Jorge! jorgemotalmeida wrote: in your garden... lucky you! Are they so rare? I had never seen this genus before, but now it was the second specimen within some days - male and female. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 14-09-2016 18:09
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18976 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Missed this one 8 years ago, but the female clearly is NOT hoffmannseggi. THe male still is, though ! theo |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 14-09-2016 21:29
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14115 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello Theo, Zeegers wrote: Missed this one 8 years ago, but the female clearly is NOT hoffmannseggi. THe male still is, though ! ah, thanks! Still more interesting: 2 species of Loxocera within a few days in the garden. Unfortunately I have never seen one again since. 
Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 15-09-2016 07:01
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18976 Joined: 21.07.04 |
You can see the first two antennal segments are short, so it is albiseta or aristata, i can't say. These are pretty common, whereas hoffmannseggi is a very rare eye candy ! Theo |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 15-09-2016 09:11
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14115 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello Theo, many thanks for the additional informations! Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 15-09-2016 10:52
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
And, as I wrote in http://www.dipter...d_id=75671, this male should already be in the gallery! |
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