Posted by
paqui on 25-04-2006 13:24
#1
this seems baccha. I?ve seen there?s a gender of Bombyliidae, "Systropus" that has the same shape; it?doesn?t appear in fauna europaea but, is there any gender of bombyliidae with a similar shape here in europe?
thanks
Posted by
Xespok on 27-04-2006 14:21
#4
Systropus is laterally flattened not horizontally.
It also has long antennae, unlike Baccha and related hover flies.
The legs are much longer.
I think Systropus is an oriental genus, but I might well be wrong.
http://xespok.net/gallery/Bombyliidae/DipteraB_Bombyliidae_1000033918
http://xespok.net/gallery/Bombyliidae/DipteraB_Bombyliidae_1000033917
Edited by
Xespok on 27-04-2006 14:23
Posted by
Maddin on 19-05-2006 00:13
#5
Systropus and close related genera are in North America, South America, Australia, SE Asia, India and South Africa, but not in the tropical Africa or most of the Palaearctic (they are in Korea). There is one species in Israel, Egypt, that is the closest this group comes to Europe...
Cheers
Martin
