Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which family, which genus?

Posted by eurythyrea on 06-07-2010 08:53
#1
Would anybody help me in this fly's ID? Picture was made in Hungary, on the bank of the Danube river. Flies were running next to the water on the wet sand. Size is about 5-6 mm long.

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Thanks in advance! Nikola

Posted by Paul Beuk on 06-07-2010 09:02
#2
Dolichopodidae: Hercostomus sensu lato.

Posted by eurythyrea on 06-07-2010 15:32
#3
Thank you Paul! :)

Posted by Igor Grichanov on 06-07-2010 16:09
#4
Looks like Hercostomus nigriplantis (Stannius, 1831)

Posted by eurythyrea on 06-07-2010 16:18
#5
Thank you too, Igor!