Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dolichopodidae, USA 2008-VI-7 (Gymnopternus)

Posted by John Carr on 03-04-2011 16:02
#1
Massachusetts, USA June 7, 2008.

My guess is a male Dolichopodinae, but I don't see enough bristles on the hind basitarsus for Dolichopus.

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Edited by John Carr on 03-04-2011 23:39

Posted by Igor Grichanov on 03-04-2011 16:59
#2
Gymnopternus probably

Posted by Marc Pollet on 03-04-2011 19:54
#3
Dear John,

I confirm that you are dealing with a Gymnopternus species: the male specimen has no dorsal bristles on the metatarsus of the hind leg (as you noticed), and the R4+5 and M1+2 veins are parallel. Gymnopternus is a speciose genus in the Nearctic (see Pollet et al., 2004; Brooks et al., 2005).

With kind regards,
Marc