Posted by Michael Becker on 26-02-2012 07:01
#1
Hello,
I am not fully sure here with the family. This ~9mm fly is from last april from a valley in south east Sicily. Can the genus or the species be identified?
Thanks,
Michael
Edited by Michael Becker on 27-02-2012 05:56
Posted by mossnisse on 26-02-2012 09:23
#2
Empididae is correct, the family Hybotitdae is similar and i would say that the division between Empididae and Hybotidae is dubious.
There are 3 huge genera and many small genera i Empididae.
The huge ones are Empis, Hilaria and Rhampomyia. Empis and Hilare has a fork in vein R4+5 that is missing in Rhampomyia so i think it is Rhamphmyia
Posted by Paul Beuk on 27-02-2012 11:45
#4
Actually, I think the fork *is* present and that would make it
empis, but from this single image I cannot even say which subgenus.