Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Leopoldius signatus ? was : Small Conopid
Posted by Philippe moniotte on 16-08-2009 11:11
#1
Hello all
Any suggestion for this one ? I thought of Leopoldius signatus, male, but the very dark wings and the size (max 8 mm - it was small!) makes me doubt.
Thanks for your help
Philippe
August 15th 2009, Namur, Belgium
Edited by Philippe moniotte on 18-08-2009 10:31
Posted by Paul Beuk on 17-08-2009 07:49
#2
I would have gone for
Leopoldius, too.
Posted by Philippe moniotte on 18-08-2009 10:22
#3
Thanks Paul.
Apparently there are not many species of conopidae known from Belgium (36, I read) and most of them infrequent or rare. I wonder which species this might be....
According to this
http://home.hccnet.nl/mp.van.veen/conopidae/leopoldius.html
it seems the only candidate is L. signatus But the size was reeeeally small : certainly much less than 10 mm I should say...
Philippe
Edited by Philippe moniotte on 18-08-2009 10:29
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 18-08-2009 18:57
#4
it seems to have a small proboscis... do you recall if it has a conspicuous proboscis? Leopoldius has a very small proboscis...
Posted by Philippe moniotte on 19-08-2009 09:42
#5
Hi Jorge,
I don't remember seeing a significant proboscis, but now I didn't really manage a side or frontal view.
Yet I think it is very likely a Leopoldius, but which one is the question , I guess...
Cheers
Philippe