Spring in the Northern Hemisphere

Well, it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and we are seeing the normal seasonality of observations swing back to the usual Thereva and Ozodiceromyia being the dominant stiletto flies being encountered in Europe and North America (Ozodiceromyia in the New World only though). We are starting to see the Southern Hemisphere observations starting to wane, which are typically dominated by Anabaryhnchus and Ectinorhynchus in Australasia, and Irwiniella in Asia and even Africa. Looking forward to seeing more tropical and Mediterranean species showing up this year, and we all have a wish list of the many genera still yet to be observed.

Shaun

Posted on March 29, 2021 05:16 PM by