Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lauxaniidae: Homoneura
Posted by Liancalus on 15-12-2013 10:53
#1
3.7mm, Eastern England, calcareous grassland, July 2012.
Edited by Liancalus on 15-12-2013 12:53
Posted by Liancalus on 15-12-2013 10:54
#2
Dorsal
Posted by Liancalus on 15-12-2013 10:54
#3
Wing
Posted by rvanderweele on 15-12-2013 11:47
#4
Homoneura spec.
Posted by Lesu on 15-12-2013 12:15
#5
Hello, Why are this species pinned from side ?
Posted by Liancalus on 15-12-2013 12:45
#6
Thank you Ruud. I was struggling to decide whether the front dc was before or after the thoracic suture.
Taking that this fly has 3 post-dc, the wing markings place it as notata/subnotata? Are females separable?
Posted by Liancalus on 15-12-2013 12:51
#7
Hello Lesu, I pin all my flies laterally (quite a few UK dipterists that I know do the same). It is very quick when you want to keep lots of material, space efficient for larger species, and enables the genitalia on some groups to be hinged out. Using ethyl acetate a proportion die like this anyway, so they just have to be micropinned and left to dry with no further intervention needed. Looking at diptera overall, lots of the characters used in the keys are visible (though the squamal surface, suprasquamal ridge etc can be a frustration). Generally it is possible to avoid wrecking the lateral bristles though I have managed to make a mess of some Lonchaeidae.
Posted by rvanderweele on 15-12-2013 13:18
#8
No, females cannot be separated and males only really by studying the genitalia
Posted by Liancalus on 15-12-2013 13:24
#9
Thank you again Ruud, it is always good to reach a conclusion, even if it is that the fly cannot be identified to species. I appreciate your help.
Posted by rvanderweele on 15-12-2013 14:03
#10
you're welcome!