Location: western Bohemia Posts: 1301 Joined: 30.05.09
Haematopotoma males are extremely difficult under microscope, impossible according to single picture from nature. No italica, I can say this with certainity. Probably not crassicornis. I would prefer pluvialis or subcylindrica, but cannot give you any exact ID.
Libor
Location: Zeist, Holland Posts: 5242 Joined: 20.11.09
Hello mossnisse and libor.
The other Haematopota pluvialis I found have all the beautiful coloured waves in their eyes. Of this fly the eyes were pale green to grey, so, I thought maybe it is a different kind.
To be safe we make it an Haematopota spec. OK..?
Thank you for your reactions!!
I have just received the very sad news that Peter Chandler has died after a fall at home yesterday. I have no other details at the moment. We shall miss him terribly.
Anyone have scans of the Genus Semaranga in:
1)Kanmiya, K. (1983) A systematic study of the Japanese Chloropidae (Diptera).
2) Andersson, H. (1977 Taxonomic and Phylogenetic studies on Chloropid
Dr Michael von Tschirnhaus, a leading expert on Chloropidae and Agromyzidae, died on 16 September 2025 at the age of 86. He will be greatly missed by the international community. R.I.P.
Anyone has the scan of "Harkness, R. D.; Ismay, J. W. 1976: A new species of Trachysiphonella (Dipt., Chloropidae) from Greece, associated with an ant Cataglyphis bicolor (F.) (Hym., Formicidae)
