Hemipenthes

Key

1.a Wing: the black in the front border cell (R1) fills the whole cell up to the tip -> 2

1.b Wing: the black in the front border cell (R1) leaves the tip of the cell hyaline -> Hemipenthes morio

2.a The darkened part of the wing extends around the discal cell backwards; Thoracic dorsum along the sides with yellowish or whitish hairs. 8-11mm. -> Hemipenthes maurus

2.b The darkened part of the wing does not extend beyond the discal cell; thoracic dorsum with yellowish or whitish hairs at the front borders, not at the sides. 5.5-13mm. -> Hemipenthes velutinus

Wing H. maurus


Wing H. velutinus

Hemipenthes morio

H. morio, Eifel (M. van Veen)
Common bee-fly on the coastal dunes, more sparse inland on open, sandy soils.

Hemipenthes maurus

H. maurus, Oeland Sweden (M. van Veen)
I found the species on forest edges on the limestone soils in the south of Oeland (the Alvaret).

Hemipenthes velutinus

H. velutinus (ITZ, amsterdam) Last updated 22.1.2008