Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hylemya sp. (Thanks John Carr!!); SW Spain

Posted by Andre Burgers on 17-01-2015 19:17
#1

I know it is a difficult family, but hope is the last thing we lose. ;)

Sunbathing on a wall.

Edited by Andre Burgers on 17-01-2015 19:41

Posted by John Carr on 17-01-2015 19:26
#2

With a plumose arista, it might belong to a genus beginning with 'H'.

Posted by Andre Burgers on 17-01-2015 19:41
#3

John,

Very nice!! :D

Didn't know that Hylemya could be ID by a plumose arista!! |t

Thanks, once again!

¡Saludos!

Posted by Andre Burgers on 18-01-2015 16:41
#4

John,

Now I have a problem: both Hylemya and Hydrophoria have plumose aristae and begin with an 'H'. :S

Posted by javanerkelens on 18-01-2015 23:12
#5

John is right with his ‘H’ possibilities, but I must say…there are more species within other genera with relative long haired arista.
Looking at the general appearance, I don’t think it is Hydrophoria, because the calypters seems not strong yellowish and the fly seems a bit small.
The occiput looks bare beneeth the postoculars and with yellowish tibia, it could be Hylemya vagans……but there seems to be setulae on vein C on dorsal site…..what H. vagans should not have.

Maybe an enlargement of vein C to see if I am right …or not!

For John; you are right about the haired notopleuron in Eutrichota, the Eutrichota humeralis species group indeed has!


Johanna

Edited by javanerkelens on 19-01-2015 10:11

Posted by Andre Burgers on 19-01-2015 08:51
#6

javanerkels,

Youy wish is my command!! |t

I hope this is your vein C. My knowledge is very limited. ;)

Bedankt!!

Posted by javanerkelens on 19-01-2015 10:20
#7

Hmmm...it looks indeed haired !
I presume you don't have other photos of the same fly.
Difficult to say what other species it could be, I have to think about it....

Johanna

Posted by Andre Burgers on 20-01-2015 07:56
#8

Goedemorgen Johanna,

No, I have no other photos. But genus level is more than I wished for, so don't "lose" more time with it. ;)

Thanks again!! :)