I just noticed this on the list of gallery submissions and thought ah.. However, is there one similar to this, perhaps from another genus, but which has extra brushes on the inside of mid and hind tibia as well? Very conspicuous, and I can't see it here

Jeremy

Scellus notatus is the only British member of the genus so your fly must belong to another genus - but, I confess, I have no idea what it could be.

This isn't Scellus notatus, which is a species with conspicuous spurs and hair brushes apically on the tibiae and in the male creme coloured genitalia. It is rather something like Hydrophorus cf. nebulosus with spotted wings and sort of abbreviated abdomen.

I just noticed this on the list of gallery submissions and thought ah.. However, is there one similar to this, perhaps from another genus, but which has extra brushes on the inside of mid and hind tibia as well? Very conspicuous, and I can't see it here

Jeremy

Scellus notatus is the only British member of the genus so your fly must belong to another genus - but, I confess, I have no idea what it could be.

This isn't Scellus notatus, which is a species with conspicuous spurs and hair brushes apically on the tibiae and in the male creme coloured genitalia. It is rather something like Hydrophorus cf. nebulosus with spotted wings and sort of abbreviated abdomen.