Thread subject: Diptera.info :: (Conops vitellinus)?
Posted by christoophe on 25-09-2011 08:29
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What are the experts on the forum in this family, to contact them.
Thank you in advance.
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Edited by christoophe on 26-11-2011 19:09
Posted by christoophe on 25-09-2011 08:29
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Posted by christoophe on 25-09-2011 08:30
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Posted by Sundew on 25-09-2011 12:23
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Sounds good according to the
Conops key (
http://home.hccne...html#item5) except that the hill containing the ocelli has not exaxctly the same colour as the eyes. The other alternatives, however, are still much less matching.
I am by far no Conopidae expert but I find the Van Veen key easy to handle :).
Posted by David Clements on 16-10-2011 20:16
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This certainly appears to be a male Conops vitellinus. The key features in the male are the extent and shape of yellow markings on the tergites, and the ratio of proboscis length to head height, which should be <1.2 for vitellinus (this specimen is 1.1 as measured from the image). >1.3 would suggest quadrifasciatus, which is very similar. My 1997 paper in Dipterists Digest (3: 49-53) refers - I can send a PDF if wanted. Regards D.
Posted by christoophe on 16-10-2011 21:21
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I agree to receive a PDF.
Thank you David.