Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Stratiomys longicornis. Confirmed

Posted by Maherjos on 29-11-2011 20:35
#1
Photograph taken on May 08, 2011, in the wetlands of the Suárez Pond, Motril, Granada, Spain.
Immediate area of the Mediterranean coast.

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Appreciate your cooperation for identification.
Best regards!
Edited by Maherjos on 15-12-2011 20:48

Posted by Ectemnius on 29-11-2011 20:58
#2
Its not a Hymenoptera because it has only one pair of wings.
It looks like a Syrphidae of the Microdon genus, but its not one of those either.
The wing venation betrays it's 'brand'.
It's a Stratiomyidae!
The species looks like Stratiomys singularior, a male. I don't know if there are any similar looking species of Stratiomys on the Iberian peninsula though.

Greets,

Ectemnius

Posted by Maherjos on 29-11-2011 21:47
#3
Ectemnius wrote:
Its not a Hymenoptera because it has only one pair of wings.
It looks like a Syrphidae of the Microdon genus, but its not one of those either.
The wing venation betrays it's 'brand'.
It's a Stratiomyidae!
The species looks like Stratiomys singularior, a male. I don't know if there are any similar looking species of Stratiomys on the Iberian peninsula though.

Greets,

Ectemnius


Very grateful for your explanations and the proposed identification.
I am a simple enthusiast Diptera. I can take pictures of them, but I have no knowledge or practice in identification.
Edit the title to his proposal to try to involve other experts.

Best regards from the south of Spain.

Posted by Maddin on 13-12-2011 20:12
#4
Looks more like S. longicornis, which has yellow side markings in southern Europe...

Posted by Maherjos on 14-12-2011 19:06
#5
Maddin wrote:
Looks more like S. longicornis, which has yellow side markings in southern Europe...


I am the one who does not know. I have no knowledge to decide. Edit the title to your alternative proposal, and hopefully another expert to see and we clarify the doubts.
Thanks for your opinion.
Best regards.

Posted by Ectemnius on 15-12-2011 17:39
#6
Apologies, I confused the names. This is indeed S. longicornis. But I'm unaware if there's a twin species of S. longicornis in Southern Europe.

Greets,

Ectemnius

Posted by Maherjos on 15-12-2011 20:45
#7
Ectemnius wrote:
Apologies, I confused the names. This is indeed S. longicornis. But I'm unaware if there's a twin species of S. longicornis in Southern Europe.

Greets,

Ectemnius


Very well.
Coinciding opinions finally, I think we come to the christening.
Very grateful for your cooperation and help.

Best Regards