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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 26-05-2005 20:30
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
I know this little fly is in the family Dolichopodidae, but I am not very aware of the species in this particular family. Can anybody tell me what species or genus I pictured here? Photo was taken in the south west part of the Netherlands in the coastal dunes of Voorne. Thanks and Greetings, Gerard 
Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 26-05-2005 22:09
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I think Dolichopus urbanus but I will check tomorrow. 
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| Kahis |
Posted on 26-05-2005 22:31
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Hi! As far as I can tell from the pic, it's a male of Dolichopus ungulatus L.. The main characters of this species are: yellow femora, black postocular setae, two or more anterior preapical setae on hind femur. In the field ungulatus is more robust than other large Dolichopus-species without leg ornaments (D. brevipennis has similar habitus and conspicuously modified tarsal segments). Edited by Kahis on 26-05-2005 22:32 |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 26-05-2005 22:37
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
BTW identifying genus Dolichopus in Europe is very easy; no other North/Central Europan genus has strong setae on the first segment of the hind tarsus. Most Dolichopus have at least two strong dorsal seta, a few only one. These setae are well visible in your picture. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 27-05-2005 08:06
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Kahis wrote: As far as I can tell from the pic, it's a male of Dolichopus ungulatus L. I realised I had typed in the wrong name after about ten minutes, but by that time the computer had been switched off and I was in bed. 
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| Marc Pollet |
Posted on 13-09-2009 14:10
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Member Location: Welle (Denderleeuw) Posts: 161 Joined: 02.06.05 |
Dear all, I gladly confirm the identity of this specimen as D. ungulatus, possibly the second most common species in Western Europe. Cheers, Marc Dr Marc Pollet (marc.pollet@inbo.be) |
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