Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dioctria-like with striking hind-legs => Dioctria lateralis?
Posted by MikeP on 05-07-2023 19:58
#1
Got an image of this tiny fly with striking hind-legs. There is also this strange "brush" on the tibia. Is the function of this brush known?
Image from Pötzleinsdorf near Vienna, taken on 25.6.2023
Edited by MikeP on 07-07-2023 13:01
Posted by eklans on 06-07-2023 08:44
#2
A view of the face and a sharp one of the pleura would help to be sure as it seems to be a male of the rare
Dioctria lateralis.
from:
Die Raubfliegen Deutschlands (Wolff, Gebel, Geller-Grimm)
Posted by MikeP on 06-07-2023 20:08
#3
Thank you Eric!
Unfortunately I do not have face and sharp. Below is the best one I got before it took off...
Greetings, Mike
Posted by eklans on 07-07-2023 12:15
#4
Hi Mike, I'm afraid we'll have to wait for the experts to confirm
D. lateralis.
If I compare with Wolff et al, this male's legs and abdomen match quite perfectly:
- fore and mid leg completely (reddish) yellow
- hind tibiae mostly black
- hint tarsus brown (or black)
- hint metatars slightly [?] thickend [I think it's distinctliy thickened]
- abdomen black with distinct patches
I propose to edit the thread's title with "Dioctria lateralis?"
Posted by MikeP on 07-07-2023 13:04
#5
Absolutely happy with these infos!
Thank you very much Eric !
Posted by Chris Cohen on 10-08-2023 14:50
#6
I agree with Dioctria lateralis