Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small fly with "mantis arms": Chelifera? (09.10.16) --> Chelifera sp. (f)

Posted by Juergen Peters on 09-10-2016 21:07
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Hello,

I found this 4 mm fly this afternoon in the low vegetation near a small creek (northwest Germany). It was running around slowly on a Cirsium oleraceum leaf, sometimes spreading its wings without showing any intention to fly.
At first I thought of Hybotidae, but found no match in the gallery. So it had to be Empididae, and it seems to be a Chelifera female. If I read it correctly, there is no possibility to get an ID to species level after these photos? I first had hoped it, because I never saw such a fly before, and it looked so extraordinary...
Edited by Juergen Peters on 12-10-2016 15:59

Posted by Juergen Peters on 09-10-2016 21:07
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Pic #2

Posted by Juergen Peters on 09-10-2016 21:08
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 09-10-2016 21:08
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Pic #4

Posted by Juergen Peters on 09-10-2016 21:08
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Pic #5

Posted by Paul Beuk on 12-10-2016 08:33
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For species ID one usually needs males, so I pass.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-10-2016 15:58
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Hello Paul,

Paul Beuk wrote:
For species ID one usually needs males, so I pass.


thank you nevertheless. Anyway, it's a cool fly... Cool