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Posted by pwalter on 31-10-2009 00:37

At the beginning of October I collected a large larva and now it is an adult:

Posted by Paul Beuk on 02-11-2009 08:50

Cerotelion, I'd say. Need to dig into the papers to see if there is more, but don't have time to do that now.

Posted by pwalter on 25-01-2010 18:35

May I submit this to gallery? Or maybe You have time to check this one? According to this key to New Zealand fauna Cerotelion has one visible palpal segment, the other genera more. Here's only a stub of Palpus, so I guess it must be Cerotelion.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 25-01-2010 20:18

I cannot be certain based on these images alone.

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 25-01-2010 20:36

According to the key to Keroplatinae genera in Zaitzev (1994), Cerotelion can be distinguished from Rocetelion by length of basitarsus I/tibia I ratio; it's 1.3 in C. lineatus and ca. 2 in R. humerale; we can't see the forelegs clearly yet median dark spot on wing is absent in R. humerale so I think it's C. lineatus.

Edited by Dmitry Gavryushin on 25-01-2010 20:39

Posted by pwalter on 25-01-2010 20:50

Hi, I measured it and it is 1.3:

Thank You Black!

Posted by Paul Beuk on 25-01-2010 21:22

#10

Now it is just the question if Cerotelion and Recotelion were the only options... ;)

Posted by pwalter on 15-02-2010 22:47

#11

Paul Beuk wrote:
Now it is just the question if Cerotelion and Recotelion were the only options... ;)

Hi, as far as I can tell in the key of Manual of Palaearctic Diptera the only close genera are from Japan, so I think yes. May I submit it to gallery as Cerotelion?

PS: C. striatum in FaunaEuropaea

Edited by pwalter on 15-02-2010 22:48

Posted by Paul Beuk on 16-02-2010 09:14

#12

I'd rather see the specimen before commiting myself. :D

Posted by AlexP on 16-02-2010 12:44

#13

I'd support Cerotelion striatum (= lineatum). In second European species C.racowitzai 1st basitarsus should be equal to 1st tibia (according to abovemetioned Zaitzev). Still I'm not sure if this character is safe to use. Zaitzev himself uses only male genitalia characters in his key. So Cerotelion sp. should be OK.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 03-03-2011 11:55

#14

Perhaps belated, but having checked the different papers I can confirm AlexP is correct. You can submit pictures, if you want. ;)