Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Conopidae - Leopoldius diadematus (male)
Posted by Liliane D on 04-12-2022 16:13
#1
Hello,
In the south of France, September 23, 2014.
I hesitate between
Leopoldius and
Conops.
Thanks for your advice
Edited by Liliane D on 04-12-2022 21:04
Posted by Liliane D on 04-12-2022 16:15
#2
The underside
Posted by Liliane D on 04-12-2022 16:16
#3
The wing nervation.
Posted by Liliane D on 04-12-2022 16:16
#4
It seems to me that the posterior transverse vein is connected to the R cell at half its length? Or very close to half!
Posted by eklans on 04-12-2022 17:11
#5
Hello Liliane, the snout is very short and yellowish - I think it's a
Leopoldius cf. signatus, male.
Posted by Liliane D on 04-12-2022 17:52
#6
Thanks a lot Eric,
I had thought of
Conops silaceus, a Mediterranean species that also seems to have a yellowish snout. But I have a hard time appreciating the length of the snout.
Maybe this would be
Leopoldius diadematus? I see that
Leopoldius signatus has a black spot on the femurs 3 while here the femurs are entirely yellow.
Posted by eklans on 04-12-2022 18:15
#7
You are right: L. signatus has that black spot on femur 3. L. diatematus should have the "yellow stripe on frons as wide as the black one, front border of black stripe with two yellow incisions" (van Veen key), but I cannot see the frons good enough.
Posted by Liliane D on 04-12-2022 20:18
#8
If it is indeed the yellow and the black bands on the head, I have this bad photo that allows you to see the width of the bands and the pattern of the yellow band.
Posted by eklans on 04-12-2022 21:00
#9
Yes, that's the black band with the 2 yellow incisions! |t