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Dexiinae [Dinera grisescens]
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 Only photo of this one, is id possible? 6.june.2008 Lappeenranta Finland.
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 Pity we can't see the arista properly.
It should be Dinera grisescens male


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 In 100% view there seems to be faint plumose in arista.
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 Right, it's plumose, as expected, so

Dinera grisescens it is.


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 Hi,

R5 does not have a petiole. Does this feature vary in grisescens?

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 Yes, it does. Might be a short petiole, might be just closed, might be slightly open as in this picture.
 
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 Thanks Theo and Jaakko for this too.
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Zeegers wrote:
Yes, it does. Might be a short petiole, might be just closed, might be slightly open as in this picture.


Ok, thanks. Nice to know. I already have noticed that Zaira cinerea comes in all these variations... bit annoying regarding the Central European key!

I think these photos from upright are quite difficult to say for sure...

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