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Juergen Peters	#1 Posted on 18-05-2006 18:09
Member Location: Posts: 13502 Joined: 11.09.04	Hello! Can this medium sized Empid (about 10 mm) be determined to species level? Thanks! Found yesterday in Ostwestfalen/Germany. Edited by Juergen Peters on 18-05-2006 18:09 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


Nikita Vikhrev	#2 Posted on 18-05-2006 18:24
Member Location: Posts: 9193 Joined: 24.05.05	Juergen, I've made so many mistakes in Empididae ID here, so one more doesn't change too much in my bad reputation No, it is Rhamphomyia, I think. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


Juergen Peters	#3 Posted on 18-05-2006 18:55
Member Location: Posts: 13502 Joined: 11.09.04	Hello, Nikita! Nikita Vikhrev wrote: No, it is Rhamphomyia, I think. Thanks! Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


Paul Beuk	#4 Posted on 18-05-2006 21:50
Super Administrator Location: Posts: 19208 Joined: 11.05.04	Nikita Vikhrev wrote: Juergen, I've made so many mistakes in Empididae ID here, so one more doesn't change too much in my bad reputation No, it is Rhamphomyia, I think. Nikita LoL, there is another one I'm afraid: Empis (Xanthempis) cf. punctata. This particular build does not occur in Rhamphomyia, but I must admit that the fork is barely visible in this picture. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


Juergen Peters	#5 Posted on 18-05-2006 22:57
Member Location: Posts: 13502 Joined: 11.09.04	Hello, Paul! Paul Beuk wrote: LoL, there is another one I'm afraid: Empis (Xanthempis) cf. punctata. This particular build does not occur in Rhamphomyia, but I must admit that the fork is barely visible in this picture. Thank you, too! Not easy those Empididae... (For me nearly every family is difficult, yet ;-)). Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=