[NatureNS] Flies & Other

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Hi Angus,

On 18-Jul-07, at 1:53 PM, Angus MacLean wrote:

> I posted the following pics here:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/845602349/in/ 
> set-72157594246050331/
>
> To view the second just click on the next photo ( to the right) in  
> the Flies (Set) ...and so on for the last two.
>
> The first is perplexing to me...I don't have any idea what it is.  
> Perhaps someone has a rough idea so I can take it from there.

This is a longhorn beetle. It's hard to see well from the side, but  
I'm pretty sure this is Strangalepta abbreviata (Germar) a very  
common 'flower' longhorn in the Maritimes. It's quite a variable  
species with the elytra ranging from rufous to black. The larvae feed  
on various decaying conifers and deciduous trees.

Cheers!

Chris

> The second is a Robber Fly, the first I have identified although I  
> have probably seen them before. Robber Flies are the wolves of the  
> fly world, taking bees & wasps in addition to smaller prey.
>
> The next are two pics of an attractively marked Hover Fly. (Don't  
> say the scientific name before taking a deep breath!!)
>
> Angus

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1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  B3H 3A6
(902) 424-6435   Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Angus,<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On =
18-Jul-07, at 1:53 PM, Angus MacLean wrote:</DIV><BR =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">I posted the following pics here:</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A =
href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/845602349/in/set-7215759=
4246050331/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/845602349/in/set-72=
157594246050331/</A></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; =
"><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">To view the second just click on =
the next photo ( to the right) in the Flies (Set) ...and so on for the =
last two.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">The first is perplexing to me...I don't have any =
idea what it is. Perhaps someone has a rough idea so I can take it from =
there.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">This is a longhorn beetle. It's hard to see =
well from the side, but I'm pretty sure this is <I>Strangalepta =
abbreviata</I> (Germar) a very common 'flower' longhorn in the =
Maritimes. It's quite a variable species with the elytra ranging from =
rufous to black. The larvae feed on various decaying conifers and =
deciduous trees.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Cheers!</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE =
type=3D"cite"><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The second is a Robber Fly, the =
first I have identified although I have probably seen them before. =
Robber Flies are the wolves of the fly world, taking bees &amp; wasps in =
addition to smaller prey.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The next are two pics of an =
attractively marked Hover Fly. (Don't say the scientific name before =
taking a deep breath!!)</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Angus</DIV> =
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face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">Christopher Majka =
- Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: =
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style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" =
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class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Email &lt;<A =
href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</A>&gt;</F=
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