Posted by Philippe moniotte on 01-05-2008 21:04
#1
A colorful Dolichopodidae from La Reunion island, April 15th 2008.
Not much hope for an ID, I guess, but yet, here it is for you to ponder ! :)
Cheers
Philippe
PS don't know the size
Posted by Igor Grichanov on 02-05-2008 08:25
#2
Female Chrysosoma leucopogon (Wiedemann, 1824) probably (there are no other species of the genus on Reunion).
I have Doli collection from the island with many undescribed species. If you collected something, please send me material.
Posted by Philippe moniotte on 02-05-2008 19:22
#3
Thanks a lot Igor
Unfortunately, I am no dipterologist, just a photographer who tries to be a little less ignorant when he dies! I do not collect, but next time, I'll try to get some specimen;
Cheers
Philippe
Posted by Igor Grichanov on 27-10-2011 10:16
#4
Now I consider it Chrysosoma snelli Curran, 1927: Ann.Mag.nat.Hist. (9)19: 5 ** Type locality: Zanzibar: Pemba I. // syn. of Chrysosoma leucopogon (Wiedemann, 1824) (Dyte, 1975: Catal.Dipt.orient. Reg. 2: 218); but see Grichanov, 1998: Bull.Inst.r.Sci.nat.Belg., Entomologie, 68: 104. Afrotropical: Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius, Aldabra, Rodriguez, Seychelles; Oriental: India (Goa), Chagos Archipelago, Maldives (Grichanov, 2011: Priamus Supplement 24: 24) *
leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824 is excluded from Afrotropics:
Grichanov, I.Ya., 2011. An illustrated synopsis and keys to afrotropical genera of the epifamily Dolichopodoidae (Diptera: Empidoidea). - Priamus Supplement 24: 1-98, 305 figs.
http://www.archive.org/details/CentreForEntomologicalStudiesAnkaraPriamusSupplement24
Posted by Philippe moniotte on 10-11-2011 14:05
#5
OK thanks Igor, I'll change the name on my website.
Philippe