Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Piophilidae?> Psilidae Chyliza leptogaster 7mm
Posted by blowave on 22-06-2011 23:16
#1
Hi,
I can't find anything like it. 15th June, my garden near Lincoln UK.
I only got two shots.
Janet
Edited by blowave on 23-06-2011 22:11
Posted by blowave on 22-06-2011 23:17
#2
pic 2
Posted by Paul Beuk on 23-06-2011 10:13
#3
Psilidae:
Chyliza.
Posted by blowave on 23-06-2011 13:21
#4
Thank you Paul, srangely I looked at Chyliza but didn't recognise it!
I've searched out the species we have, according to the key this should be Chyliza nova. Does anyone agree?
http://www.dipter...soidea.pdf
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 23-06-2011 21:33
#5
I'd rather say
C. leptogaster.
Posted by blowave on 23-06-2011 21:52
#6
Stephane Lebrun wrote:
I'd rather say C. leptogaster.
Thank you Stephane, could you tell me why you think it's
C. leptogaster?
The key mentions
C. leptogaster as having a darker frons and females "the upper side of the humeri usually entirely black" where
C. nova has a more orange frons and the female has "at least the upper side of the humeri usually entirely yellow."
Mine is a female I think?
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 23-06-2011 22:01
#7
I think it's a female, but difficult to be sure. Anyway : humeri (shoulders) are entirely black, and the frons is black to a great extent, isn't it ?
Posted by blowave on 23-06-2011 22:08
#8
Woops, I was looking at the name under the photos on the pdf! The names are above the photos, so that would fit
C. leptogaster. :S
The humeri I assumed to be the femur, as the humerous bone is between the shoulder and elbow as to speak but for flies it's maybe different! ;)