Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Milichiidae => Desmometopa sp.
Posted by RamiP on 29-09-2023 17:56
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29.9.23 in Jyväskylä, Finland
Edited by RamiP on 30-09-2023 07:32
Posted by RamiP on 29-09-2023 17:58
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Posted by John Carr on 29-09-2023 20:42
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Desmometopa, with an M on the forehead.
Edited by John Carr on 29-09-2023 20:43
Posted by RamiP on 30-09-2023 07:31
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Thanks John.
I know, but witch of these: m-nigrum, microps, sordida or varipalpis
Raimo
Posted by John Carr on 30-09-2023 12:44
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According to the key by Sabrosky (1983),
Desmometopa microps has brown halteres and
D. varipalpis has black fore coxae.
Posted by RamiP on 30-09-2023 13:01
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Thanks John
If I can see right we have still two opportunities, m-nigrum and sordida. Interesting B)
Posted by John Carr on 30-09-2023 16:49
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D. sordida also has dark halteres.
If you want to identify it by what it is instead of what it is not, you will need clearer pictures of the pleura and head behind and below the eyes. The pleura may have a shiny spot behind and above the fore coxa. The cheek may be nearly as broad as the first flagellomere, or clearly narrower. There may be a polished "subocular crescent".
Posted by RamiP on 01-10-2023 07:40
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Thanks John
I'm afraid that my skills and equipment are not good enough to take so good pictures :|
Raimo