Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Platypalpus with yellow legs

Posted by igor on 23-03-2009 18:10
#4

Hi,

That is good case and the new photo is Platypalpus cursitans (Fabricius, 1775) female.
This view is very good to identify Platypalpus species because we can see many important characters, e.g. shining patch on sternopleura (absent in this species), colour of legs (especially on tarsi), shape of the mid tibial spur, etc. Wing venation is not so important for Platypalpus identification, however, there are some exceptions.

All the best,

Igor