Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bombyliidae - Bombylius cruciatus

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 13-03-2007 20:40
#1
* locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL
* date - 2007.03.10
* size - 8 mm (medium fly)
* habitat - open land
* substrate - .


Caught this fly in the air with my hands. Smile

Bombylius major?

it has a huge proboscis.


EDIT---> Title changed from "Bombylius major?" to "Bombyliidae - Bombylius cruciatus"
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 29-05-2007 09:13

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 13-03-2007 20:40
#2
detail of head...

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 13-03-2007 20:41
#3
another one...
is it usual to have bifurcated proboscis?
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 13-03-2007 20:49

Posted by David Gibbs on 28-05-2007 11:53
#4
must have missed this one when first posted, not major, most reminds me of male Bombylius cruciatus. However, my specimens are reather larger then yours and lack pale line on thorax/scutellum (but this might have been lost through ware)