Posted by Arthropa on 23-07-2004 11:04
#1
Hello,
Here is what I think being a Dolichopodidae (?) I met on 15th July in Brittany, France :
Length was 4 mm.
Can anyone confirm the family and precise the ID ?
Thanks
Benoit
Posted by Paul Beuk on 23-07-2004 12:04
#2
Hello Benoit,
Yes, it is Dolichopodidae, but it will take some effort to identify it. We will continue the story later... :)
Posted by Marc Pollet on 13-09-2009 08:58
#3
Dear Benoit,
I'd guess it's a female of Dolichopus plumipes, possibly the most common and eurytopic dolichopodid species in Europe (and encountered in the entire Holarctic and Mongolia). The only aspect that seems strange is the darkish dorsal border of scape and pedicel, but it's certainly no D. wahlbergi or D. polleti (which have an entire pale hind tibia) nor D. simplex (has an entire black mid metatarsus).
If you have questions concerning Dolichopodidae from the Palaearctic and the New World, you can always count on my help (if I track the request down, that is).
Cheers,
Marc
dr Marc Pollet