Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Pipunculus sp (Pipunculidae)
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 06-12-2008 18:20
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Any chance of a full name for this nice Pipunculus sp pair? 5mm, from 21 May 2008, lowland (<100masl) central France, la Brenne, old oak wooded heathland. Female lateral. Susan R Walter attached the following image:  [51.16Kb] Edited by ChrisR on 08-12-2008 14:43 Susan |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 06-12-2008 18:23
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Female dorsal.
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 06-12-2008 18:23
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Male lateral.
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 08-12-2008 10:48
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 Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
a good lateral view of the ovipositor would help. from what i can see i suspect this is Pipunculus elegans Egger, 1860 |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 08-12-2008 15:05
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Thanks David. I will soften her up and see if I can improve the view for you at some stage.
Susan |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 21-12-2008 12:37
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Does this help?
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| Christian Kehlmaier |
Posted on 28-01-2009 12:33
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 Member Location: Dresden - Germany Posts: 112 Joined: 19.07.04 |
Hi there, Dave's right. It is a female Pipunculus elegans Egger, 1860 |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 28-01-2009 21:43
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Thank you very much I am very pleased to have a definite ID for this pair.
Susan |
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