Thread subject: Diptera.info :: 3-4 mm

Posted by Jan Willem on 29-06-2005 11:18
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Hi Ben,

The first one is a member of the genus Clusiodes (Clusiidae). To identify it to species level you should have a more detailed picture of the head, where the bristles (vertical and orbital bristles) can be seen properly.
Clusiids breed in dead wood, larvae and pupae often being common under bark and in relatively soft wood.