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 Muscidae, Lispocephala alma or falcatula -> Lispocephala needs revision
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| casebearer |
Posted on 23-12-2019 02:17
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This female (4.5 mm) was collected at the outside of my house in a small town in the Netherlands (not far from Germany) near a forest on the 24th of November. I believe it is Lispocephala alma or falcatula. Possibly genital dissection is needed to decide which one. On the other hand D'Assis Fonseca (Handbook for the Identification of British Insects. Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata Secion (b) Muscidae. Royal Entomological Society of London Vol. X. Part 4 (b) 1968; downloadable at royensoc.co.uk) presents a key on p. 68 - 69 by which it maybe identified (although not by me). D'Assis Fonseca in figure 12 (p. 66) also illustrates some differences in the placement of bristles on the fourth abdominal tergite. I have attached the figure below. In addition the author gives as flight time April-May + July-September for alma and February till May for falcatula. Maybe one of you can help me out. Best wishes, Henk ten Holt casebearer attached the following image:  [187.54Kb] Edited by casebearer on 02-02-2020 06:56 |
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Posted on 23-12-2019 02:19
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Posted on 23-12-2019 02:20
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Posted on 23-12-2019 02:20
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Posted on 23-12-2019 02:21
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Figure 12 (D'Assis Fonseca, 1968, p. 66)
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Posted on 26-01-2020 07:03
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Up! (Maybe somebody could reflect?) Best wishes, Casebearer |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 26-01-2020 18:58
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Nobody knows are differences offered by Fonseca (or Gregor et al. 2002) reliable or not. Lispocephala requires revision.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| casebearer |
Posted on 02-02-2020 06:46
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Thanks very much for clearing that up , Nikita! Best wishes, Henk |
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but don't see the image in the post.
