Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small Dolichopodidae, Germany => Xanthochlorus sp.
Posted by Pristurus on 11-09-2012 13:27
#1
found on 2012-09-08 at the Wollenberg, central Germany, on leafs near the ground of a forest.
Video:
http://commons.wi...-09-08.ogv
Edited by Pristurus on 12-09-2012 10:52
Posted by Roger Thomason on 11-09-2012 13:44
#2
Sciapus sp. female I think..., might be
Sciapus platypterus comparing it to...
http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?photo_id=5290
in The Gallery with a "cf" added also..
Edited by Roger Thomason on 11-09-2012 13:46
Posted by Paul Beuk on 11-09-2012 18:33
#3
Xanthochlorus sp.
Posted by Pristurus on 12-09-2012 10:51
#4
Thank you very much.
Is there a way to distinguish Sciapus versus Xanthochlorus in the field?
Regards, Ingo
Posted by John Carr on 12-09-2012 15:07
#5
Sciapus has vein M forked. Some species have prominent spines under the fore femora. The vertex is excavated, usually conspicuously.
Sciapodinae and Diaphorinae usually perch with wings spread. Other subfamilies usually perch with wings overlapping.
Posted by Pristurus on 17-09-2012 12:00
#6
Thank you for the information, John. There are so many Dolichopodidae here living on leafs... Regards, Ingo