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 Bombyliidae - Lomatia belzebul (male)
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 22-05-2023 15:55
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Hello, In the south of France on May 22, 2023. Length of the body 13 mm. Abdomen very flattened. I think of a male Lomatia but can we go to the species? Thank you for your advice Edited by Liliane D on 22-05-2023 18:34 |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 22-05-2023 15:55
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 22-05-2023 15:57
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For the legs and the pilosity of the body If needed, I also have a bad picture of the underside of the abdomen. |
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| eklans |
Posted on 22-05-2023 16:19
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Hello Liliane, it looks like L. polyzona, but I'm not sure if it appears in France... from: Three new records of the genus Lomatia Meigen, 1822 (Diptera: Bombyliidae) from Iran, http://biozoojournals.3x.ro/bihbiol/index.html Greetings, Eric Kloeckner |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 22-05-2023 16:59
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Thank you very much Eric, For the moment Lomatia polyzona is not listed in France (but in Italy for the closest country). I see that the yellow lines should be continuous for L. polyzona but I don't know if it is an absolute criteria? In the south of France there is also Lomatia belzebul. |
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| eklans |
Posted on 22-05-2023 18:16
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And L. belzebul seems to match better to your specimen: Tergite 1 has a yellow apex in polyzona and is completely black in belzebul as in your fly. Greetings, Eric Kloeckner |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 22-05-2023 18:33
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Thank you very much Eric, I had not seen that the completely black tergite 1 can be a criterion. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
