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Bibio femorata? Hungary > B femoralis
pwalter	#1 Posted on 15-03-2009 22:44
Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08	This male was found in E-Hungary, forest. Smaller, around 8 mm. Last Year I tried to catch one on the same spot, but couldn't. They were there for only one week also in March and than perished for one year. I only saw males. Now I'm happy that I could cathch and photograph one pwalter attached the following image: [136.37Kb] Edited by pwalter on 30-03-2009 20:10


pwalter	#2 Posted on 15-03-2009 22:44
Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08	2 pwalter attached the following image: [126.15Kb]


Zeegers	#3 Posted on 16-03-2009 17:58
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18518 Joined: 21.07.04	Bibio johannis male Dark haired, very dark stigma and often (in Central Europe) femora reddish. Very very common. Theo


pwalter	#4 Posted on 16-03-2009 20:23
Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08	Thank You!


Colobo	#5 Posted on 30-03-2009 19:57
Member Location: Switzerland Posts: 79 Joined: 03.05.07	Sorry, but picture 2 is Bibio femoralis, not B. johannis. Notice the pear-shaped first tarsomere of hind leg, which is characteristic for thisd species. The black tip of hind tibia, and black tips of first and second tarsomeres of hind legs are also generally present in femoralis. I am not sure that picture 1 is the same species, but it might be. See also my post to the picture 2 by jaurinum posted on 19th March.


pwalter	#6 Posted on 30-03-2009 20:10
Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08	Thank You, the photo shows the same specimen, so B femoralis. Thanks!


Zeegers	#7 Posted on 30-03-2009 20:30
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18518 Joined: 21.07.04	Interesting. I'm not familiar with femoralis. I see your point on the hind metatarsus in the second pic. Theo