Thread subject: Diptera.info :: fly with thick abdomen -> Pachygaster ater

Posted by Michael Becker on 23-07-2012 04:39
#1
Hello,

this fly from wich I can't remember the size, is from July 2011 from near Neuss (germany) - probably from a border of a road. What is it?

Thanks,
Michael
Edited by Michael Becker on 24-07-2012 04:10

Posted by ChrisR on 23-07-2012 08:18
#2
Looks like Pachygaster - Stratiomyidae

Posted by Michael Becker on 24-07-2012 04:09
#3
Thank you for yor answer Chris. Then it should be Pachygaster ater, because the other species - leachii - has yellow thighs.

Michael

Posted by John Carr on 24-07-2012 23:39
#4
Pachygaster is Greek for "thick abdomen."