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| Dolichopus sp., male? --> Hercostomus nigriplantis | |
| ukursawe | Posted on 18-06-2024 13:01 | 
| Member Location: Posts: 151 Joined: 28.06.21 | Hi, yesterday I took a few pictures of a small greenish fly with a metallic tinge. I would suspect, that it is a male of Dolichopus sp.. Is that correct and/or is it possible to determine the species from the pictures? Germany, Southern Bavaria, Munich (-West), shrub leaf, 16.06.2024, app. 5 mm Greetings, Uli ukursawe attached the following image:  [292.02Kb] Edited by ukursawe on 19-06-2024 08:53 | 
| John Carr | Posted on 18-06-2024 13:12 | 
|  Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10525 Joined: 22.10.10 | Hercostomus nigriplantis? Note the enlarged mid fifth tarsomere. | 
| ukursawe | Posted on 18-06-2024 14:34 | 
| Member Location: Posts: 151 Joined: 28.06.21 | Hi John, thank you very much for the determination. Do you think that could go without a cf.? I don't have the experience for this kind of determination, but the three criteria listed in the "Grichanov Checklist & keys" seem to be met ("Mid basitarsus without ventral setae; scutellum bare dorsally; 5th segment of midtarsus slightly dilated;"). Greetings, Uli ukursawe attached the following image:  [277.83Kb] Edited by ukursawe on 18-06-2024 14:35 | 
| John Carr | Posted on 18-06-2024 15:56 | 
|  Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10525 Joined: 22.10.10 | The key by Grichanov is for Europe north of Germany. I do not know if there are any similar species in Bavaria. | 
| ukursawe | Posted on 18-06-2024 16:31 | 
| Member Location: Posts: 151 Joined: 28.06.21 | Hi John, I don't know either, obviously. But thanks for the additional info, I will leave it at Hercostomus cf. nigriplantis. Thank you and greetings, Uli | 
| Igor Grichanov | Posted on 19-06-2024 08:49 | 
|  Member Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 1788 Joined: 17.08.06 | Europe has no similar species. Hercostomus nigriplantis. Igor Grichanov | 
| ukursawe | Posted on 19-06-2024 08:53 | 
| Member Location: Posts: 151 Joined: 28.06.21 | Hi Igor, thank you very much for the confirmation. Greetings, Uli | 
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