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Dolichopodidae from Moorea, French Polynesia > Achradocera apicalis
Tramage
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Posted on 13-09-2025 12:40
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Hello,
This Dolichopodidae male has been collected in a yellow pan trap in coastal area of Moorea, in French Polynesia.
I don't know its subfamily nor genus, does anyone can help me please ?
Thank you for the help !
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Achradocera. Only A. barbata is known from French Polynesia.
 
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It seems that A. apicalis is present in French Polynesia too, based on the abstract of "Taxonomic revision of Achradocera Becker (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of two new species". Does anyone have the pdf of this publication please ?
So I can dissect some males and identify them.
 
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Now that I look at some pictures of A. barbata, I see males have a much longer antenna than your fly.
 
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Here is a (bad) picture of the genitalia, it does agree with the genital structure of A. apicalis : https://zenodo.or...s/13915961
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