Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Big Fannia sp.
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 01-05-2009 19:55
#1
This big Fanniid comes from a forest south of Amersfoort, Netherlands. It is about 12 mm long, and the strangest features are two long spines on the katepisternum between coxa 1 and 2, and on the coxa 2 there is a pair of big strong hooks. Look at picture three!.
Can somebody (Nikita?) tell me the species.
Greetings, Gerard
Edited by Gerard Pennards on 01-05-2009 19:57
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 01-05-2009 19:57
#2
Picture two
Edited by Gerard Pennards on 01-05-2009 19:58
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 01-05-2009 19:58
#3
Picture three
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 01-05-2009 20:30
#4
Hi Gerard!
Picture N2 alon was enough:
Fannia lustrator (Harris)
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 01-05-2009 21:43
#5
Hey Nikita,
How are you doing? Hope everything is well.
Busy with all the catches from your last trips? :-)
Thanks very much for your answer, do you know the function of these interesting looking spines and hooks?
Would you like to have the specimen?
Greetings,
Gerard
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 02-05-2009 08:12
#6
Hi Gerard.
1. Yes, a lot of questions and very few answers. On the other hand a very late spring in Russia this year, nothing to do till today, good spring to write articles.
2. Unknown (as 99% such questions in other cases).
The rare case I know the function is described at:
http://www.dipteradatabase.info/?article=11
hook-like spines on mid coxa present in
scalaris, manicata-monilis, melania, atripes.
Both hook-like spines on C2 and stright spines on katepisternum in
lustrator, fuscula, vesparia.
3. I have only 1 male of
lustrator, more material is very much wellcome!