Gallery Links
Users Online
· Guests Online: 32

· Members Online: 0

· Total Members: 5,121
· Newest Member: InsectesEcrins
Forum Threads
Theme Switcher
Switch to:
Last Seen Users
· weia00:31:01
· John Carr01:28:29
· DedeLab02:32:15
· evdb03:10:21
· Marco van Wi...03:15:34
· Juergen Peters04:18:07
· Volker05:24:06
· Carnifex05:27:54
· JulienBerne06:01:26
· tabiatdostu07:00:29
Latest Photo Additions
View Thread
Diptera.info :: Family forums :: Asilidae Forum
Who is here? 1 guest(s)
 Print Thread
French Asilidae, Cerdistus?
Lagides
#1 Print Post
Posted on 08-08-2021 10:33
User Avatar

Member

Location: Lyon (France)
Posts: 38
Joined: 16.12.20

Hello!


I photographed this Asilidae near Lyon (south-east of France) on August 2, 2021. It was 8 mm long.
With the red genitalia, the global habitus and the size, perhaps it belongs to genus Cerdistus? If so, can we go further?
I have additional pics from other angles if needed.
Lagides attached the following image:


[182.87Kb]
 
https://lesarthropodes.gdex.fr
Quaedfliegh
#2 Print Post
Posted on 20-08-2021 20:56
User Avatar

Member

Location: Tilburg Netherlands
Posts: 2227
Joined: 18.05.10

Cerdistus is right. I would become more easy if you know how many C. species are known from France.
Greetings,

Reinoud

Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/veldgids-roofvliegen-van-nederland-en-belgie/

https://nev.nl/secties/vliegen-en-muggen/
 
Mariastraat 12
Lagides
#3 Print Post
Posted on 22-08-2021 12:53
User Avatar

Member

Location: Lyon (France)
Posts: 38
Joined: 16.12.20

According to our national databank, we only have two species in that genus: Cerdistus erythrurus and Cerdistus melanomerus. Can we separate the two species with photos?

EDIT : the status of melanomerus seems unclear, I found only one mention to this species, which is its own description by Tsacas, 1964...
Edited by Lagides on 22-08-2021 13:04
 
https://lesarthropodes.gdex.fr
Jump to Forum:
Similar Threads
Thread Forum Replies Last Post
Asilidae from Bulgaria -> Aneomochtherus flavicornis Asilidae Forum 3 08-08-2026 17:18
Mediterranean species of Asilidae Asilidae Forum 3 31-07-2026 15:19
This one from French Guiana : which family please ? Diptera (adults) 3 26-07-2026 21:11
Asilidae for ID Asilidae Forum 9 18-07-2026 19:29
Is it a Clusiidae ? Or what else ? (French Guiana) Diptera (adults) 3 08-06-2026 22:18
Date and time
21 August 2026 00:10
Login
Username

Password



Not a member yet?
Click here to register.

Forgotten your password?
Request a new one here.
Temporary email?
Due to fact this site has functionality making use of your email address, any registration using a temporary email address will be rejected.

Paul
Donate
Please, help to make
Diptera.info
possible and enable
further improvements!
Latest Articles
Syrph the Net
Those who want to have access to the Syrph the Net database need to sign the
License Agreement -
Click to Download


Public files of Syrph the Net can be downloaded HERE

Last updated: 25.08.2011
Shoutbox
You must login to post a message.

17.07.26 14:48
It is sad news. I read him a month ago, as he replied to me about a wrong identification. He was brilliant, as always.

29.04.26 15:16
What a piece of sad news to learn about Mr. Chandler's passing, a great loss indeed

24.04.26 15:48
I have just received the very sad news that Peter Chandler has died after a fall at home yesterday. I have no other details at the moment. We shall miss him terribly.

20.02.26 13:31
Canada plans to eliminate the Diptera group at the CNC. See post in the News section of the main page.

18.02.26 09:33
Anyone have scans of the Genus Semaranga in: 1)Kanmiya, K. (1983) A systematic study of the Japanese Chloropidae (Diptera). 2) Andersson, H. (1977 Taxonomic and Phylogenetic studies on Chloropid

10.02.26 19:36
Hello Moumoule !

07.01.26 15:52
Pipunculidae from Mongolia! I am looking for specialist who is committed to ID these. There will be a lot of material coming from my expeditions.

06.12.25 21:37
He last posted here in April, identifying some Chloropidae.

04.12.25 20:02
Dr Michael von Tschirnhaus, a leading expert on Chloropidae and Agromyzidae, died on 16 September 2025 at the age of 86. He will be greatly missed by the international community. R.I.P.

03.12.25 12:46
Anyone has the scan of "Harkness, R. D.; Ismay, J. W. 1976: A new species of Trachysiphonella (Dipt., Chloropidae) from Greece, associated with an ant Cataglyphis bicolor (F.) (Hym., Formicidae)

Render time: 0.44 seconds | 288,416,404 unique visits