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This male was round 9 mm. Is it possible to give it a name?

Photo from Nattsjön, Ångermanland, Sweden 62.53N 17.45 E 28 august 2010

Thanks for your help in advance

Regards

Kurt Holmqvist

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Rhamphomyia sp. Likely candidates are all well under 9 mm so are you certain about the size? Have any other pictures or perhaps even the specimen?

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Thanks for looking at my flies Theo.
It is sitting on Tanacetum vulgare. Size of flowerhead normally 9-12 mm so perhaps 7-8 mm instead.
This was only picture I manage to get.

Kurt Holmqvist

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Paul, is this not an handsome R. spinipes? On the third femur, I think I see those typical collection of black bristles. Maybe I am silly. The size is okay, also the period.
I should say I never collected this species myself

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I think you may be right. I compared some of the features with Barták's description of spinipes: mesonotum with two darker stripes on dc (there appears to be a darker stripe on ac here as well); f3 bare ventrally, with a cluster of long pv bristles in apical third (f3 does not seem to be bare here). I guess Barták's description should be interpreted differently as I now compared it with Collin's description (I did not realise it was a British species, too) and that one does indeed fit better. Still, AFAIK, spinipes should not be this pale grey but perhaps that is the flash playing tricks.

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Thanks to Ruud and Paul once again.
Kurt Holmqvist