Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Lispocephala sp
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 21-12-2009 16:00
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
26th August 2008, mv trap in garden by saltmarsh and shingle.
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 21-12-2009 16:03
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
Dorsal view. Tergite 4 seems to have additional discal bristles inward of the dark markings. Also fapical segment of front tarsus is pale at base. L. falculata?
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| javanerkelens |
Posted on 21-12-2009 18:48
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 Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 2962 Joined: 18.10.07 |
All femora predominantly black Crossveins infuscated and flagellomere seems dark Species left: pallipalpis, alma. (ungulata+falcutata+costata=not collected yet in England) Female of L.alma has abdomen black........ Female of L.pallipalpis ...i don't know... So....L.falcutata could be....? Just save it as unsurtain L.falcutata and try to collect more species (male !!!  )and compare with each other.Time will tell ! Or......Stephane can tel you more!? Joke van Erkelens |
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 21-12-2009 19:44
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
Thanks Joke. I will keep my eyes open for males. L. falculata, I have found out, is quite rare here, so it would be a nice find. We are aiming for 100 Red Data Book species of invertebrate on the reserve and this would be 99! |
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