I have some of these yellow flies in my unsorted Hybotidae unit. They are all in bad condition (don't know why, maybe they are soft or something). Does these belong to Hybotidae at all ? July 16. 2008 Loviisa, Finland.
Jari
Edited by JariF on 07-02-2010 10:52
Posted by Rui Andrade on 07-02-2010 09:38
#2
Elaphropeza sp., I think.
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 07-02-2010 09:39
#3
Looks like Elaphropeza ephippiata
Posted by JariF on 07-02-2010 09:43
#4
Well thank You. In our list Elaphropeza is a subgenus for Drapetis with only this one species ephippiata. This don't look at all like Drapetis for me but is new one for me again :)
Jari
Posted by Rui Andrade on 07-02-2010 09:52
#5
I have a video of one Elaphropeza:). The video is titled Elaphropeza cf. ephippiata, but now I think that it's not this species.
YouTube Video
Posted by igor on 07-02-2010 13:31
#6
Dear Rui,
I guess you have an undescribed species on your video.
Regards,
Igor
Posted by Paul Beuk on 07-02-2010 22:32
#7
This being based on the fact that most of the mesonotum is glossy black and in the known West Palaearctic species it is either yellow with black markings or it has a dark brown median band. http://www.online...?key_no=16
Edited by Paul Beuk on 07-02-2010 22:34
Posted by Rui Andrade on 07-02-2010 23:53
#8
I hope it will be confirmed as a new species:D.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 08-02-2010 00:10
#9
Did you collect and, if so, how many?
Posted by Rui Andrade on 08-02-2010 00:37
#10
I've collected this particular specimen. I've already sent all my Elaphropeza specimens to Patrick Grootaert so I can't confirm how many they were. From this particular location there seems to be two different species the other seeming to be E. boergei. In a site 4 km from this place I've found E. ephippiata too!
Posted by igor on 08-02-2010 10:01
#11
Paul: There is one more West Palaearctic species, Elaphropeza pseudoephippiata Raffone, 2003 (Italy, Calabria), and it is most similar to the specimen on the video.
Regards,
Igor