Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Heathland Robber fly.

Posted by nomad on 26-08-2017 17:04
#1
Found Heathland, Surrey, England, August 2017.

i.imgur.com/nQ6XrHI.jpg

Posted by Quaedfliegh on 27-08-2017 13:52
#2
Weird looking....something is wrong with this one, shape of ovipositor looks much like Tolmerus cingulatus but i can't see enough to be sure.

Posted by nomad on 27-08-2017 14:20
#3
Many thanks, Reinoud. There were other Tolmerus cingulatus around, the normal grey form and I think this must be some kind of aberration.

Best Wishes Peter.

Tolmerus cingulatus I believe. Seen on the same day in the same heathland area.

i.imgur.com/Lm1dMtU.jpg
Edited by nomad on 27-08-2017 14:24

Posted by Quaedfliegh on 29-08-2017 17:02
#4
Yes that is T. cingulatus, which makes it more probable that the female is one too...but a clear view of the legs would be necessary....