Posted by Susan R Walter on 21-12-2008 15:39
#1
Can anyone help me with a name for this Sphaeroceridae?
From fresh horse manure, 9 May 2008, lowland central France (95masl), la Brenne.
This one is female, 2mm. Seems to be the only one of this species I collected.
Posted by Haukr on 27-05-2009 09:14
#5
Hello Susan,
I would say: genus Coproica (the specimen seems to have a lot of short bristles on the scutellum), maybe C. ferruginata according to the reddish-brown colour.
Haukr
Posted by Susan R Walter on 19-07-2009 16:37
#6
Hi Haukr
Phil Withers ID'd my Spaeroceridae from this site and has the specimens now. He said most were
Sphaerocera curvipes.
Of the three remaining (all unfortunately female), one is clearly Coproica ferruginata (for which there was no photo:
this is a distinctive orange-brown rather than black); the other two are Coproica vagans
I thought it might be
C. ferruginata too, but Phil says I didn't photograph my one specimen of that species, so I'm not sure.
Sadly, just haven't had any time yet this summer to go out and get some more.