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We have another bee fly here

https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 2f#p380584



Do we have another angle maybe

Might be Corsomyza, Mariobezziine

Also very cute this one

Sorry, I don't. Maybe I could enlarge the wings from the RAW file or something, if it would help .

We can do without

The key says

Mariobezziinae:
Clypeus not reaching antennal sockets
Eyes without an indentation on the posterior margin or any indication of a bisecting line, and R2+3 always arises at an acute angle close to the origin of R
Head much broader than high when viewed from front; antennae separated by not more than the length of scape and pedicel; scape with a short dorsal spine; body short and broad

All members of the subfamily are robust, compact flies, often bee-like in appearance, usually encountered resting in flowers, particularly daisy-like flowers of certain Asteraceae. Individuals tend to become covered in pollen grains which become entangled in the hair. The females have a well-developed sand chamber.


Corsomyza:
Head without frons inflated or face long and tumid; interradial crossvein usually absent (2 submarginal cells)
Oral rim not raised into a prominent ridge; plumula present; hair tuft present behind metathoracic spiracle
Antennae inserted well above oral rim; facial brush of stiff hairs dense and obvious

Corsomyza spp. are found predominantly in the winter-rainfall region of southern Africa and the genus is the most speciose of the subfamily.
Distribution: Afrotropical: 27 species, with centre of diversity in South Africa, Northern and Western Cape, but some species occur in Namibia and the Eastern Cape, and Zimbabwe.

Looks good to me - even includes the requisite pollen!

Thanks, as always, Fly Whisperer.

I think, too the pollen bit is very convincing

But the antennae and head shape are less convincing

I am going to look up the figures from this beautiful book (Bee flies of the world: the genera of the family Bombyliidae. 1973. Hull, Frank M.)
https://archive.org/stream/beefliesofwo ... 4/mode/1up

and into the famous Hesse book, pp 712
https://archive.org/stream/annalsofsout ... 3/mode/1up

Hyperusia is a genus to look into

Here we go:

I have educated myself and found that you have to look at the position of the antennae.

The suspects in the subfamily are:

Callynthrophora: Frons inflated; antennae inserted just above oral rim; flagellum clubbed

Hyperusia: Antennae inserted immediately above oral rim; no facial brush of stiff hairs

Corsomyza: Antennae inserted well above oral rim; facial brush of stiff hairs dense and obvious


The shape of the antennae tip can be different within a genus, but not the position of the antennae.

After this excercise I'd clearly go with Hyperusia which is a genus with sexual dimorphism.

key to Hyperusia:
Head without frons inflated or face long and tumid; interradial crossvein usually absent (2 submarginal cells)
Oral rim not raised into a prominent ridge; plumula present; hair tuft present behind metathoracic spiracle
Antennae inserted immediately above oral rim; no facial brush of stiff hairs
Body with dense adpressed scale-like hairs; cell cup closed or only narrowly open, anal lobe broad, alula well developed; proboscis much shorter than head and thorax combined

Hyperusia Bezzi
This genus is similar in appearance to Corsomyza but with a different distribution pattern. The species are found principally outside the winter-rainfall region of southern Africa, where Corsomyza spp. predominate, in tropical southern Africa.

Distribution: Afrotropical Region. South Africa, Namibia, Botswana: 8 species

KTP is a late summer rainfall region

Here a set of figures

ExFmem, if you don't mind the effort, you can have a look at your original image and try to see some more detail of the head and the wing.

Small moth..1-1.5 cm...it sticks its bum in the air!

I like it, Richprins