Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lispocephala? from Sweden -> Lispocephala verna
Posted by Johane on 02-09-2014 12:31
#1
Hello! I found this muscid fly in southern Sweden on 24/9 2014. Is it possible to identify it?
Johan
Edited by Johane on 17-09-2014 13:30
Posted by Paul Beuk on 02-09-2014 12:32
#2
If you succeed in attaching the image. If it remains problematic, consult the FAQ.
Posted by Johane on 11-09-2014 17:10
#3
I found that I had spaces in the filename, so hopefully...
Posted by Johane on 11-09-2014 17:26
#4
hind tibia with two posterodorsal and two anterodorsal bristles
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 13-09-2014 09:21
#5
Looks like
L. erythrocephala. It is very small (3-4 mm) ?
Posted by Johane on 13-09-2014 18:35
#6
It is between 4,5 to 5 mm long. What other characters are important for determination?
Did you mean
erythrocera instead of
erythrocephala?
Edited by Johane on 14-09-2014 14:18
Posted by Johane on 14-09-2014 15:29
#7
I tried to indentify it using d'Assis Fonseca's key. I came to
L. verna based on the combination of dark femora and anterodorsal bristle on mid tibia. One swedish species is missing in the key:
L. fuscitibia . Does anyone know how to recognize it.
Edited by Johane on 14-09-2014 15:31
Posted by Johane on 17-09-2014 13:27
#8
I found a photo of L. fuscitibia and it seems like it has dark tibia. I guess that is what fuscitibia means.
Therefore I will change the title to Lispocephala verna.
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 17-09-2014 17:02
#9
Sorry, I wrote
erythrocephala but this is indeed
erythrocera. I exclude
L. verna exactly because I couldn't see any ad on t2. I still can't see any on the enlarged picture, just a kind of blurred shadow.
Posted by Johane on 17-09-2014 18:23
#10
The bristle has been broke off and lies alongside the surface of the tibia. You can see a thin black line on the photo which is the bristle. I should have thought of that when I uploaded the photos...
This photo shows the left tibia and here the bristle is clearly visible.
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 17-09-2014 20:02
#11
Ah, all is clear now. So
L. verna is OK. ;)