Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Neoitamus, but which one?

Posted by pierred on 26-07-2023 06:41
#1

Hello,

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www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos327/big/5dt26360.jpg
Pierre Duhem : France : La Forêt-Fouesnant : 29940 : 05/07/2023
Altitude : 83 m - Taille : 15-18 mm
Réf. : 327253

Is it possible to make a distinction between N. cyanurus and N. cothurnatus on this picture?
Thanks in advance.

Posted by eklans on 26-07-2023 08:57
#2

Bonjour Pierre, sure as can be with a female: N. cothurnatus:
- long bristles on fore tibia pale
- fore metatarsus mostly yellow

("females are difficult to determine - sure only under the microscope")
Die Raubfliegen Deutschlands (Wolff, Gebel, Geller-Grimm)

Posted by pierred on 27-07-2023 07:31
#3

Thanks Eric.

Posted by Danny Wolff on 05-08-2023 18:45
#4

This is a female Neomochtherus geniculatus.

Posted by pierred on 05-08-2023 19:21
#5

Thanks, Danny.