Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dolichopus discifer female?
Posted by Roger Thomason on 02-07-2010 16:29
#1
These two were kind of chasing each other round the undergrowth yesterday...is it possible to ID without catching the mating :|
Posted by Roger Thomason on 02-07-2010 16:31
#2
The male
Posted by Roger Thomason on 02-07-2010 16:32
#3
another female
Posted by Roger Thomason on 02-07-2010 16:33
#4
Another male for luck....
Posted by Igor Grichanov on 02-07-2010 16:50
#5
Females have 2-3 ventral setae on mid tibia (not visible). At least 2nd female has two antennal segments yellow, suggesting
plumipes or
simplex.
Posted by Roger Thomason on 02-07-2010 17:55
#6
Thanks Igor...back to the drawing board for me...