General discussion

This Chorisops appeared normal when taken on 21 August 2021 in Bedfordshire.  The next day it was almost entirely covered in fungus. Cleaned up a bit I think it is C.

Seems very unlikely but this keys to Lispe nana.  Beds.

I found this pupae of Episyrphus balteatus on one on the Teasels in my garden. I put it in a jar and to my surprise after about 4 weeks, this tiny little parasitic wasp  (please correct me if I am wrong) emerged from it. Can somebody help me with the identification of this parasite ? At which moment in its development was the host parasitised ?

Thanks a lot

Sylvie

Apart from the wing length (a bit short) this appears to key to Tipula lateralis in Stubbs (2021).  Priory Park, Bedford.  25 April 2013.  

i keyed this fly out to be Fannia serena. anyone can confirm or deny. the fly is about 5-6mm and caught in Denmark (DANIA.NEJ) 23/7-21

In spite of the dark stigma I thought the inverted 'U' on the pleurae meant this must be Nephrotoma appendiculata.  However it was at Hexton Chalk Pit (VC 20) on 25 June 2014, which is rather late according to Stubbs (2021) (April to early June).  Posted pics on Facebook Cranefly Group page and am advised that blunt cerci rule out appendiculata, suggest analis?  Keys to that species in Stubbs but dorsal stripe on abdomen is wide (should be narrow) and location doesn't seem right.  Overnight quadrifaria has become the Facebook favo

any idea wich genera this Anthomyiidae could be, unfortunetly a female. caught in denmark 8/8-21 (DANIA.NEJ. NJ96) and about 5mm long

Is this Tipula paludosa please? Beds.

Is this a male Nephrotoma flavescens please? Beds.

hey all. i found this Siphona in my kitchen window 31/7 Denmark (DANIA.NEJ.NJ96) 

its about 5mm, and it looks like geniculata due to 4 dc after suture, and bright/light brown/yellow tegula and basicosta.

BUT ???

according to this key, it should not have longer palpi than 3rd antennal segment, but it does. could it be another species ????