Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bombyliidae from Crete. Identified: Lomatia sp.

Posted by markop on 29-04-2007 22:57
#1
I found this fly yesterday, on the island of Crete, in Greece.
Its size was 10-15mm.
Do you think it's Bombyliidae, Villa sp.?
Click the photo below, to see a larger version.

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Edited by markop on 30-04-2007 22:41

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 29-04-2007 23:07
#2
Villa sp. I don?t think so. Perhaps Conophorus sp.?

Posted by David Gibbs on 30-04-2007 16:27
#3
this is Lomatia, after Villa one of the most problematical genera so i will not attempt to name it.

Posted by markop on 30-04-2007 22:45
#4
Thanks David! I'll submit it to the gallery as Lomatia sp.