Posted by Walther Gritsch on 10-06-2009 14:16
#1
Hi
This is a new one to me. Caught in open grassland with cattle nearby 9. VI 2009.
Body length some 7.5 mm.
It keys out as Drymeia vicana reasonably well, but I am a bit unhappy about the description of that species.
Drymeia sp. should be okay, however, with proclinate lower orbital and crossed interfrontals.
Am I right in assuming that it is D. vicana? Would be quite a nice find for Denmark apparently.
Regards,
Walther
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 10-06-2009 19:44
#2
Hello,
I am convinced you've got the right ID, though I don't personnaly know this fly.
What is bothering you ?
Posted by Walther Gritsch on 11-06-2009 12:06
#3
Hello Stephane,
Thanks for supporting D. vicana. Much appreciated!
What was bothering me is that the Central Europaean key primarily describes the male habitus with a quick remark about the female being like the male except for this and that. But that is really no problem - the key characteres fit.
Another thing is that I'm naturally very cautious when encountering a species in a genus I've never seen before. And at that the least common :)
Regards,
Walther