Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Female Physocephala rufipes?
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 01-08-2019 20:04
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1194 Joined: 07.10.09 |
Hello, I tried to use the key and ended with Physocephala rufipes or nigra. Antennae look more blackish than red. Is ID possible? I found the fly in Saxony in Germany on the last day of June. Marion Marion Friedrich attached the following image:  [137.9Kb] Edited by Marion Friedrich on 12-08-2019 15:51 |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 01-08-2019 20:05
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1194 Joined: 07.10.09 |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 01-08-2019 20:06
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1194 Joined: 07.10.09 |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 12-08-2019 15:54
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1194 Joined: 07.10.09 |
The short black stripes starting at the antennal implant are in good agreement with the sketch of the head of P. rufipes in the Physocephala key ( http://home.hccnet.nl/mp.van.veen/conopidae/physocephala.html ). The antennae are blackish. Unfortunately, the characteristic black stripe below antennal implant seems to be completely hidden in the furrow below the antennae. Is the fly shown here a Physocephala rufipes or is ID impossible? Marion |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 12-08-2019 16:05
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19327 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Nigra has the base of femora deep black. Moreover, nigra is a strict spring species (and it is very rare). I have no doubt this is rufipes. Theo |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 12-08-2019 18:16
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1194 Joined: 07.10.09 |
Thank you Theo for confirmation of P. rufipes and additional Information.  Marion |
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