Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Chloropidae <Diptera from East Turkey
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| Cesa |
Posted on 18-02-2013 22:02
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 Member Location: Turkey Posts: 1276 Joined: 13.10.09 |
This species was photographed on 13 May 2010 from Van prov. Any help on ID of it, will be very much appreciated. Muhabbet
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| piros |
Posted on 18-02-2013 22:17
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1844 Joined: 04.01.12 |
I'd suggest Chloropidae, may be changing the title would attract the attention of specialists. Best regards, Henrik |
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| Cesa |
Posted on 19-02-2013 04:36
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Member Location: Turkey Posts: 1276 Joined: 13.10.09 |
Thank you Henrik, good idea! |
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| Sara21392 |
Posted on 19-02-2013 15:49
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I think Lipara sp.
Sincerely yours Sara |
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| Cesa |
Posted on 19-02-2013 18:08
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Member Location: Turkey Posts: 1276 Joined: 13.10.09 |
Thank you Sara. In 2012, Nartschuk reported from Turkey (Antalya) Lipara lugens Mg., a single known species in Turkey. In Israel, there are also L. rufitarsis, and L. similis. Have you an idea about the specific identity of our specimen? |
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| piros |
Posted on 19-02-2013 18:59
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1844 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Are you sure you meant Lipra lugens? Because if you mean L. lucens, I can exlude that sp. I don't know many flies, but this one I know quite well, and it looks different (It is large, dark brown with stripes of short, golden colored hairs). Henrik Edited by piros on 19-02-2013 19:00 |
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| Cesa |
Posted on 19-02-2013 19:27
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Member Location: Turkey Posts: 1276 Joined: 13.10.09 |
another image of frontal view, not sharp but brown antenna visible, one of the character of L. lugens.
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| piros |
Posted on 19-02-2013 19:47
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1844 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Upon second thought, it could be L. lucens after all. The silverish color of hair stripes could be due to the way it was photographed
Edited by piros on 19-02-2013 19:47 |
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| Cesa |
Posted on 19-02-2013 19:51
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Member Location: Turkey Posts: 1276 Joined: 13.10.09 |
many thanks Henrik! |
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| von Tschirnhaus |
Posted on 03-05-2013 22:54
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Member Location: Bielefeld, Germany Posts: 454 Joined: 04.11.07 |
This is Lipara lucens Meigen, 1830 (Chloropidae, Oscinellinae), The adjective lucens means "shining" and describes the silvery or golden hairs which densely cover the robust fly, different from two other blackish Lipara species, pullitarsis and rufitarsis. The larvae of the valid 5 European Lipara spp. produce galls in reed (Phragmites australis). These cigar-like galls are the focus of a great many of scientific publications and dissertations. |
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