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 Group mating with Empididae?
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| Sergey Golubev |
Posted on 23-11-2006 15:41
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What a mess? What are they doing threesome? I suppose they are Empididae, but what genus and species they belong to? I captured them in winter rye crop last year in Central European Russia during my expedition research. I'll be very grateful if somebody help me to id them. Sergey Golubev |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 23-11-2006 17:34
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Well I can not help you a lot, but let us clarify the situation. The top one is the male who brought a present to the female in the middle to mate. The lowest fly is the present. It is not an Empidid, I leave the identification to others...
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-11-2006 20:14
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The empid will be a species of Empis but I doubt that the picture will allow much further identification. I think the prey is a calyptrate fly, maybe a muscid.
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but don't see the image in the post.
