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Posted by hedy2411 on 06-07-2010 09:58

Can anyone tell the name of this fly...?

Thanks
Hedy

Edited by hedy2411 on 08-09-2011 16:47

Posted by Paul Beuk on 06-07-2010 11:16

Compares favourably to http://www.dipter...to_id=3883, Notiphila brunnipes, but might be another Notiphila species.

Posted by hedy2411 on 07-07-2010 20:20

Hello Paul,

The frontpart seems to be much the same!
So will this be a Notiphila cf brunnipes or Notiphila spec.?

Greetings,
Hedy

Posted by Tony Irwin on 08-07-2010 21:08

Cranefly is better than me on these species. Change thread title to "Notiphila species?" and she will probably pick it up.

Posted by Cranefly on 11-07-2010 19:04

Notiphila aquiatica Becker is the most probable: antennae yellow with apical segment darkened, cheeks narrow, scutum brown, all tibiae black. Notiphila brunipes has antennae with 2 basal segments black and the apical segment significantly darkened. :)

Edited by Cranefly on 11-07-2010 19:05

Posted by hedy2411 on 25-07-2010 22:11

Paul, Tony and Cranefly, I'm very happy with this Notiphila aquatica! Thanks for your reactions!

Greetings,
Hedy

Edited by hedy2411 on 10-09-2011 19:59

Posted by Cranefly on 27-07-2010 05:10

#10

Notiphila aquatica Becker, 1896, of course. :S

Posted by nielsyese on 13-09-2011 20:41

#11

Cranefly, afaik Notiphila aquatica is not recorded from the Netherlands (correct me if I'm wrong!) Can similar species like N. riparia be excluded from this picture?

Posted by Cranefly on 14-09-2011 11:16

#12

I don't know any work where N.aquatica is registered in Netherlands.
If this fly has the following characters:
antennae yellow with darkenes apical segment, face with several (2) strong setae (not with many weak thin hairs), all tibia black (sometimes the most apices may be yellowish), scutum brown without spots. Cheeks narrow. Notiphila aquatica. ;)

Posted by Cranefly on 14-09-2011 11:18

#13

P.S. Notiphila riparia has yellow tibia with dark band:)

Posted by nielsyese on 14-09-2011 16:27

#14

Thanks for your reaction, I'm convinced. I know N. riparia has yellow tibiae, but I did not know about a dark band. There is clearly no dark band here in the picture so then N. aquatica should be ok.

Posted by jhstuke on 16-09-2011 07:18

#15

There is no trustable record of Notiohila aquatic from germany and all specimens I have seen from Europe so far turned out to be wrongly identified. The species can perhaps only be identified with characters of the male post abdomen.

I don not think that a species diagnosis is possible with a photo.

Jens-Hermann

Posted by Cranefly on 18-09-2011 12:16

#16

However not so many species of Notiphila with all black tibiae. So, in this case, possible:P

Posted by hedy2411 on 19-09-2011 21:06

#17

I'm enjoying this conversations and to add to confusion or to gain certainty I may add this picture...
There were a few of them and in due time I will add some to our Dutch species list.

Thanks to all for your contribution!!

Regards,
Hedy

Edited by hedy2411 on 19-09-2011 21:07