Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Black Xylomyidae member?

Posted by chickenold on 20-09-2008 18:29
#1

Found this in an urban area in Hong Kong today.
Very large (about 1 to 1.5 inch!) and very black except the legs.
Would it belong to Xylomyidae?

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Posted by Paul Beuk on 20-09-2008 18:33
#2

Looks like Hermetia, Stratiomyidae.

Posted by Xespok on 20-09-2008 20:06
#3

Yes, H. illucens.

Posted by chickenold on 21-09-2008 02:05
#4

Thanks a lot!