Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hybotidae ID please --> Platypalpus cf. agilis, female
Posted by Reimund Ley on 09-07-2025 18:46
#1
this fly was about 3-4mm,
found in Germany, Northrhine-Westfalia, Recklinghausen, 8. 7. 2025
greetings
Angelika/Reimund
Edited by Reimund Ley on 20-07-2025 14:40
Posted by Reimund Ley on 09-07-2025 18:46
#2
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Posted by Reimund Ley on 20-07-2025 11:51
#3
more ID possible?
greetings
Angelika/Reimund
Posted by eklans on 20-07-2025 13:13
#4
I think it's a female
Platypalpus sp. (cf. agilis)
From Paul's key:
Eyes at least very narrowly separated on frons. Wings with more or less developed axillary lobe, not conspicuously broader at tip. Legs usually more or less thickeend on anterior four femora and often with special raptorial modifications. - 7
7a Eyes at least very narrowly separated on facial part below antennae. Humeri not conspicuously large. Mid femora usually thickened; mid tibiae either with or without apical spur. - Platypalpus Macquart, 1827
Posted by Reimund Ley on 20-07-2025 14:40
#5
hello Eric,
thanks for your time and identification.
we call this fly Platypalpus cf. agilis, female
greetings
Angelika/Reimund