Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 29-10-2011 12:11
#1
The pictures were taken by my friend Mercedes Rivera in Almeria, SE Spain in October 2011, coastal area. I believe this is
Lispe sp. but we would like to get the species. It looks very different to any
Lispe species I have ever found. Tanks in advance for any help.
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 29-10-2011 13:19
#4
I would say
Lispe candicans, but wait for our expert Nikita.
Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 29-10-2011 14:24
#5
Thanks a lot, Stephane!! :) I will wait for Kikita's opinion though ;)
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 10-11-2011 19:36
#6
Stephane, I have doubts:
1. Fly seems to me too small, rather 4-5mm than 7-8mm
2. Hind basitarsus seems to me short and widened
3. Vibrissae seem absent
4. Palpi seem yellow, not brown-blackish.
All these characters fit L. leucocephala.
Of course, I can't be sure. This species wasn't recorded for Europe, but well can be...
Edited by Nikita Vikhrev on 10-11-2011 21:29