Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eustalomyia species ?

Posted by Klaas on 04-12-2008 21:41
#1

27 july 2008, The Nethertlands, Havelte.
On Quercus in open forrest.

Is this the right genus, and is id on specieslevel possible?

Klaas


Habitus

Posted by Klaas on 04-12-2008 21:42
#2

Thorax, head

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 04-12-2008 21:49
#3

I can see at least 10(11) av on hind tibia, and arista is very short pubescent, so it should be Eustalomyia histrio.

Edited by Stephane Lebrun on 04-12-2008 21:53

Posted by Michael Ackland on 04-12-2008 22:56
#4

I agree! Nice to see the setae in focus. Eustalomyia sp are cleptoparasites on Crabro spp, often nesting in rotting oak trees.