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Hi,

One pic only of this, taken on 18th June 2009. I'm not sure of the size but it was small, no longer than 5mm probably less.

Near Lincoln UK

Janet

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At least mesonotum mostly dark. I'd say ornatus

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Thank you Igor!

We don't have any pics of this in the Gallery, is it safe to put this one in as Xanthochlorus ornatus or perhpas with a cf.?

There's 3 species in the UK, the other being Xanthochlorus luridus.

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Xanthochlorus cf. ornatus

Xanthochlorus luridus is excluded from Britain.
Included:

Xanthochlorus galbanus Chandler et Negrobov, 2008: Dipterists Digest 15: 30 ** HT [National Museums of Scotland] et 43PT [NMS, BMNH, Voronezh Univ., National Museum of Ireland]. Type locality: England: Gloucestershire, Coombe Dingle. Palearctic: Great Britain, Hungary, Italy *

Xanthochlorus silaceus Chandler et Negrobov, 2008: Dipterists Digest 15: 34 ** HT [National Museums of Scotland] et 25PT [NMS, BMNH]. Type locality: England: Kent, Downe, Cuckoo Wood. Palearctic: Great Britain *

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I'm glad you have the relevant and up to date names for these Igor, the list I checked is obviously well out of date!

I will add the pic as Xanthochlorus cf. ornatus .

Thanks!