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 Ephydridae - Notiphila umbrosa
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 28-06-2019 12:36
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 Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 298 Joined: 31.01.09 |
Hello everybody  I need a second opinion on this one … At first I was quite happy to call it Notiphila umbrosa but after having dissected the genitalia I'm more inclined to call it something else. I'm not sure what though. The slightly recurved epandrial processes don't look like the drawings in Drake (2001). They fit neither umbrosa nor riparia as I see it. The specimen was swept from vegetation along canals on reclaimed land on the island Amager, Denmark, June 21st 2019. A second trip a few days later gave a couple new specimens together with more numerous N. cinerea and a few N. graecula. Thanks in advance! All the best, Walther Gritsch attached the following image:  [174.47Kb] Edited by Walther Gritsch on 28-06-2019 18:19 Walther |
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 28-06-2019 12:37
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Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 298 Joined: 31.01.09 |
Epandrium.
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 28-06-2019 12:38
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Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 298 Joined: 31.01.09 |
Aedeagal complex.
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 28-06-2019 16:14
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7352 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Trust those first instincts! This looks good for umbrosa to me. The genitalia fit within expected variation (bear in mind that your lateral photo is flipped compared to Martin's drawing).
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 28-06-2019 18:18
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Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 298 Joined: 31.01.09 |
Thanks, Tony. Yes, always trust first instincts ... This is then the first recording of the species in Denmark to my knowledge.
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 28-06-2019 20:01
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7352 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Excellent!
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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