Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dolichopodidae 1
Posted by JariF on 20-08-2010 15:37
#1
Hi,
Medetera jakula maybe ? August 19. 2010 Helsinki, Finland
Jari
Posted by rvanderweele on 31-08-2010 20:23
#2
as you said, maybe. I think it is next to impossible to tell which species from a photo. For me a very difficult genus
Posted by Igor Grichanov on 01-09-2010 07:55
#3
If the antenna entirely black, I'd say
Medetera parenti Stackelberg, 1925
Posted by rvanderweele on 01-09-2010 09:47
#4
But, looking at the photo, the antenna isn't entirely black. But perhaps it is difficult to be sure ...
Posted by Kahis on 01-09-2010 14:27
#5
Medetera parenti has been recorded from Finland, but the observation has not been published yet.
I dont dare to say if this one is
M. parenti without examining the male genitalia in detail.
Posted by JariF on 05-09-2010 12:57
#6
Finally I had time to have a look at this one and as far I can see the antenna is black. Maybe I should put this one aside for Kahis for a closer look.
Jari
Posted by Marc Pollet on 14-10-2010 22:59
#7
Dear Jari ...,
It's definitely not M. jacula (see the posterior section of the CuA1 vein that is too long). I am not sure at all whether we are dealing with M. parenti as parenti shows a particular (ochreous!) hypandrium and aedeagus and has a brilliantly shining face. The best thing to do is, indeed, send the specimen to Jere Kahanpää, our Finnish colleague.
Cheers,
Marc
Marc Pollet