Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Psilidae - Loxocera sp.?
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 27-08-2009 13:23
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 Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
Is this Loxocera and if so, is it possible to determine which species? I have a few more photos showing slightly different angles, though none of them are particularly sharp - it was at a distance and constantly moving. 27/8/2009; Devon, England Thanks Tim tim worfolk attached the following image:  [66.96Kb] |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 27-08-2009 18:45
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2168 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Perhaps Loxocera aristata. I have never seen this species myself, so I'm not at all sure. Wait for someone to confirm/correct the identification.
Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 27-08-2009 18:49
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
did you collect it ? I agree, it is L. aristata or.... maculata, a doubtful species I got in numbers this year. I asked some month ago about its status, but alas, no response. Theo |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 27-08-2009 19:05
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Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2168 Joined: 24.07.04 |
I was just starting to doubt my first guess and thinking that it might afterall be just L. albiseta. It's a pitty we can't see the head from the front. Maybe the other pictures might be helpfull even if they are not that sharp.
Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 27-08-2009 19:20
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Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
No I didn't collect it. Theo - probably couldn't have reached anyway. I'm afraid all the other shots show even less of the front end; it was, as I said, moving continuously. Thanks for your your help, both of you. Tim |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 29-08-2009 10:20
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The frons seems too dark for albiseta. Theo |
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 29-08-2009 17:38
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Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
L.maculata doesn't appear to be on the British checklist. If I see it again I'll know to check the head. Thanks guys. Tim |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 29-08-2009 21:05
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
As aaid, the status of the species is doubtful, Moreover, I cannot distinguish your pic between aristata and maculata. that is why I asked if it had been collected. Theo |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 29-08-2009 21:38
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
In my old key, Loxocera aristata is not supposed to bear a prescutellar pair of dc (I guess one), and antennae should not exceed the head length.
Stephane. |
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