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Sturmia bella?
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Posted on 24-09-2022 00:10
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Observed in late June in east China (Zhejiang province). Exoristinae? Many thanks!
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Posted on 24-09-2022 11:39
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Sturmia bella? Seems to look like this species.
 
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Blepharipa sp. maybe
 
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Thank you, Waldgeist, for pointing me to this genus. TumbsUp Yes, it bears a good resemblance to a Blepharipa sp., like B. pratensis. Perhaps a congener. Smile
 
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If it is a Blepharipa the key in Flies of China says B. wainwrighti (Baranov, 1932) based on black scutellum and male with narrow frons, no orbitals, and short claws. In China it is known from Yunnan and Guangdong. I would not trust this ID without checking a description of the species.

Baranov, N. 1932. Bestimmungstabelle der orientalischen Sturmia-Arten der scutellata-Gruppe. (Dipt. Larv.) (Mit Berücksichtigung einiger verwandten Gattungen.) Entomologisches Nachrichtenblatt. Troppau 6:100–101.
 
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but that’s an if, it feels to me more Sturmia. Can’t explain why.

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