Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ptiolina obscura cf, June 2008, Hungary

Posted by Xespok on 27-02-2009 13:39
#1

Is this a female Platypezid fly or something completely different? I have only this view.

Edited by Xespok on 04-03-2009 12:26

Posted by Kahis on 27-02-2009 13:43
#2

It's a female rhagionid Ptiolina

Posted by Xespok on 27-02-2009 14:46
#3

Thx, I was hesitataing between Rhagionidae and Platypezidae, the image is named as Rhagionidae. But this really looks peculiar. Finally I have an odd genus in Rhagionidae.

From Hungary only Ptiolina obscura is known.

Edited by Xespok on 27-02-2009 14:50

Posted by Paul Beuk on 27-02-2009 20:15
#4

Ptiolina's, as a rule, are poorly known and I would be very suprised if obscura would be the only Hungarian species...

Posted by Xespok on 04-03-2009 12:27
#5

I'll try to look into my literature if this can be keyed out to any extent.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 04-03-2009 12:33
#6

What literature would that be? I have some Mediterranean Ptiolina I need some literature for...

Posted by Xespok on 04-03-2009 12:35
#7

Just the appropriate volume of Fauna Hungariae written by Majer. This usually include species from adjacent region, not only Hungary. But that volume was published back in the 60-70s so it is not up-to-date.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 04-03-2009 13:05
#8

And, unfortunately for most of us, in Hungarian...