Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mycetobiidae

Posted by Cranefly on 29-01-2010 10:03
#1

These imagoes were reared from mixture of moist wood dust and sap. Carpaty. Is it possible - Mycetobia pallipes or something else?

Posted by Paul Beuk on 29-01-2010 10:50
#2

Having no info on more recently decribed species I can only base my opinion on the earlier keys, but from those it would seem that this is pallipes. Mamaev's illustrations of ganitalie in Bei-Bienko show the other side, so if you can manage a photo of the reverse side of the genitalia that might already be helpful.

Posted by Cranefly on 29-01-2010 11:55
#3

Gonocoxite bilobate apically (here is not seen), generally is close enouph th that picture.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 29-01-2010 12:14
#4

This is consistent with Mamaev's illustration of pallipes, so the only question remaining is if recently described species have a similar shape of the genitalia.

Posted by Cranefly on 29-01-2010 12:50
#5

Thank you very much. According to Diptera Biosystematic database not so many species have been described since that time so I think we can stop here now.B)