Nemotelus pantherinus, the fen snout, is a European species of soldier fly.
Description Black. – Male has a white frons; the abdomen is white at the base and black at the tip. Female: The abdomen is edged with white with a row of white dorsal spots. The legs are black; the ends of the femurs, tibias, and tarsi yellowish and the middle of the third tibias brown. Wings glassy with white veins. Halters yellow or whitish. - L. 3.5-5 mm. Seguy, E. 1927 Faune de France 13: Diptères (Brachycères) (Stratiomyiidæ, Erianidæ, Cænomyiidæ, Rhagionidæ, Tabanidæ, Codidæ, Nemestrinidæ, Mydaidæ, Romoyiidæ, Therevidæ, Omphralidæ) Lechevalier editions (Paris: Éditions Faune de France) Biology It is found in wetlands and dune slacks. References