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 Dolichopodidae Sciapus zonatulus?
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| blowave |
Posted on 12-06-2011 20:46
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 Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Hello, I tried to key this as a male, but I'm not sure it is a male although it has a narrow abdomen. A few features I can see led me to Sciapus zonatulus, one feature is the uneven tip to the wing. Only one pic which I have tried to show closer crops. I got a second shot with it flying backwards as it took off which doesn't show any more. 2nd June on my south facing wall, near Lincoln UK. Size I think ~7mm Janet blowave attached the following image:  [105.35Kb] http://cubits.org... |
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| blowave |
Posted on 12-06-2011 20:46
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
crop 1
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| blowave |
Posted on 12-06-2011 20:47
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
crop 2
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| Marc Pollet |
Posted on 18-06-2011 09:33
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Member Location: Welle (Denderleeuw) Posts: 161 Joined: 02.06.05 |
It's a male you photographed, so that's one doubt less. The identification of this species is another matter as there are a small number of species resembling each other quite well. The key I would recommend to use is that in: Meuffels, H.J.G. & Grootaert, P. (1990) The identity of Sciapus contristans (Wiedemann, 1817) (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), and a revision of the species group of its relatives. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie 60: 161-178. Cheers, Marc Dr Marc Pollet mpollet.doli@gmail.com |
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| blowave |
Posted on 18-06-2011 16:27
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Thank you Marc, I have found the paper you refer to and downloaded the details, it has to be obtained from ULG (Belgium). An email address is given, I imagine there is a charge to obtain this? http://agris.fao....podidae%22 I have photos of another which I thought was the same from two days ago, but the wing doesn't have the bump and the eyes look to be closer together. I have more angles of that one and will post it later. http://cubits.org... |
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