Rhaphium elegantulum (Meigen, 1824), (a long-legged fly)
IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN


10 Jul 2014 at OSGR: SZ19 in South Hants, England

Record SummaryMale, swept off riverside mud
Found asMale imago
Date10 July 2014
OS grid refOSGR: SZ19
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W
Vice CountySouth Hants, VC no: 11
CountryEngland
Voucher10 Jul 2014[E]
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Notes:

Genital lamellae forked.

Hairs on coxae all pale, the hind with a couple of long ones, the longest about as long as diam of hind tibia.

Mid coxa with spur of coalesced hairs.

Face black with silvery reflection.

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