Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Rennfliege (Platypalpus)?
Posted by Helga Becker on 29-10-2014 20:08
#1
Hello,
Can you help me with identification of this fly?
Nach Vermessen 3 mm, 3,8 mm bis Flügelspitzen
Wald bei Kirtorf / Vogelsbergkreis / Hessen 8. Juni 2014 / Germany
Best regards
Helga Becker
Posted by John Carr on 29-10-2014 21:04
#2
Hemerodromiinae, probably
Phyllodromia melanocephala.
Platypalpyus has the middle femur largest, or rarely both fore and mid legs enlarged. In Hemerodromiinae the fore coxa is very long, and in European species the fore femur is swollen.
Posted by Helga Becker on 29-10-2014 22:39
#3
John Carr wrote:
Hemerodromiinae, probably Phyllodromia melanocephala.
Platypalpyus has the middle femur largest, or rarely both fore and mid legs enlarged. In Hemerodromiinae the fore coxa is very long, and in European species the fore femur is swollen.
Hello,
Thank you for the determination.
Best regards
Helga Becker
Posted by Paul Beuk on 30-10-2014 10:45
#4
Correct. The male has the black line along the fore femur.
Posted by Helga Becker on 30-10-2014 23:38
#5
Paul Beuk wrote:
Correct. The male has the black line along the fore femur.
Hello Paul,
Many thanks for the confirmation.
Best regards,
Helga Becker