Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tiny Doli. 07/07/09

Posted by Roger Thomason on 07-07-2009 12:57
#1

Very small 2-3mm seen in the garden yesterday.
Spines on legs appear to be different to my last posts of Sympycynus pulicarius. Hopefully this is something different and ID'able.

Just as a query. I recently posted one which was ID'd as an Achalcus sp.. As I only seen it though the camera eyepiece, could you tell me what size it was??? I know it can't have been more than a couple of mm. Been looking for it again to get a better photo, but have kept finding S.pulicarius.
How do they compare sizewise.

Posted by Roger Thomason on 07-07-2009 12:57
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Posted by Igor Grichanov on 09-07-2009 11:44
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Fore coxa mainly, and fore femur largely, black; 1.75-2.5 mm - pulicarius (Fallén)
Achalcus cinereus: 2.3 (male) – 2.5 (female)

BTW, do you have published list of Shetland Doli? Please send me pdf.

Posted by Roger Thomason on 09-07-2009 13:51
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Thanks for that Igor...have e-mailed list, plus link.
I thought they were a bit on the small side.

For anyone else list is available at;
nature-shetland.c...
Regards Roger

Edited by Roger Thomason on 09-07-2009 13:53