Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Drosophilidae, possibly Stegana sp.?
Posted by wimpeltje on 03-05-2009 19:15
#1
Can someone identify this species?
Regards,
Wim Bakker
Posted by Jan Willem on 04-05-2009 07:14
#2
Yes,
Stegana!. If I have understood correctly it's rather difficult to identify
Stegana species after a picture.
It looks like
Stegana furta, in which case the head should be relatively high. That is diffucult to judge in your pictures. Let's wait for the experts to give their opinion.
Please add some information about when and where you found this specimen.
Edited by Jan Willem on 04-05-2009 07:27
Posted by wimpeltje on 04-05-2009 17:56
#3
Jan Willem, thanks for the information!
This specimen was found yesterday (3 May 2009) in the east of the Netherlands, near Enschede.
Location: old mixed forest next to a brook. The fly kept returning to a fallen beech.
Regards,
Wim Bakker
Posted by Xespok on 04-05-2009 18:52
#4
No I think this is not Stegana (Stegana) futta. I think this is Stegana (Steganina) beacuse the head is flat, and the eyes are longer than their height. Too many new speceis described recently within this subgenus, so no species name is possible.
Posted by Jan Willem on 04-05-2009 19:33
#5
Hi Wim,
I totally forgot to ask, but did you collect the specimen?
Posted by wimpeltje on 04-05-2009 19:52
#6
Jan Willem,
No I did not collect the specimen, but if it's important I could go back and give it a try.
Regards,
Wim