Posted by Marion Friedrich on 12-04-2020 10:04
#1
Hello,
is an ID of this fly possible? Body length more than 10 mm (not measured).
Criorhina or maybe another genus?
Thanks, Marion
Germany, Saxony, in a forest in Chemnitz, 11th April 2020
Posted by treebeard on 13-04-2020 09:11
#4
Brachypalpus valgus or B. laphriformis. I would prefer B. valgus as the forns in shiny and thoraic dorsum as well (at least from this angle). Also a white arista (my personal identification feature) suggests valgus.
Posted by Marion Friedrich on 13-04-2020 12:15
#5
Hello Jürgen and treebeard,
Thank you very much for ID.
It seems that I have overlooked the genus
Brachypalpus, because this specimen looks much stouter than other females photographed some years ago. I`ll store it as
Brachypalpus cf. valgus.
Here
https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=48468&highlight=Brachypalpus&pid=210165#post_210165
is an old photo of another specimen from the same location photographed in June which should then be a Brachypalpus laphriformis with the dusted frons and dark arista (if nothing speaks against).
Best wishes,
Marion