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Physocephala rufipes? Please, help with ID
Leonid Fedyantsev
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Photo from Bor, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
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Physocephalas are fascinating flies, but for determination a frontal view of the face is needed (not easy to get, I also often tried in vain!). The colouration of the frons and and the shape of the black facial stripe are decisive. See the keys given by Stuke (http://www.schweb...gruppe.pdf, in German and English) and Van Veen (http://home.hccne...phala.html).
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Physocephala genus is the most difficult among all conopidae family. This photo is not enough to be sure on the ID.
 
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Many thanks you all for detailed answers. I not often had to photograph Conopidae and your councils will be very useful to a choice of foreshortenings of photographing of these flies.
 
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