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Posted by Andre Burgers on 05-06-2011 20:05

Beautiful fly, but I am not sure about its ID.

Edited by Andre Burgers on 23-07-2011 13:38

Posted by Andre Burgers on 14-06-2011 20:55

Liz wrote:
Could be Herina sp. (Ulidiidae)

Liz,

Thanks a lot. You confirm my initial thought: Herina.

Maybe H. tristis??? Or am I being too optimistic?

Toda lach,
Andr�

Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 14-06-2011 22:25

Andre, I have checked all the Herina species found in Spain and Herina tristis matches to perfection. There isn't another species similar to yours. My only doubt is that there is one single species (Herina rivosecchii) that there isn't information about. That makes me think that it might be rare or not a confirmed species. Anyway, even in the case it is identical to H. tristis, this species is by difference, the most likely to be.

Edited by Piluca_Alvarez on 14-06-2011 22:26

Posted by Cesa on 15-06-2011 03:49

Herina tristis already in the gallery of Diptera.info for comparison.
http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?photo_id=6787

Posted by Andre Burgers on 15-06-2011 07:56

Pilu,

I was almost sure it was H. tristis using the iberfauna list and comparing it with the foto Cesa mentioned.

Cesa,

This was exactly the photo that convinced me.

Thanks, both of you.:)

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 23-07-2011 12:21

According to Elena Kameneva key, this is more likely Herina gyrans. And according to Fauna Europaea, H. gyrans is present in Spain, but not H. tristis.

Posted by Andre Burgers on 23-07-2011 13:37

Stephane Lebrun wrote:
According to Elena Kameneva key, this is more likely Herina gyrans. And according to Fauna Europaea, H. gyrans is present in Spain, but not H. tristis.

Stephane,

I thank you very, very, much for your great help. And consulting other specialists is just incredible.

So, thanks, Stephane & Elena. :)