Thread subject: Diptera.info :: weird wing venation in Rhamphomyia laevipes

Posted by rvanderweele on 14-11-2010 23:10
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In April 1999 I collected in Budapest a male Rhamphomyia laevipes. I know that sometimes you may find strange variations in the wing venation. But this male had a very weird "modification". There were 2 "cross veins" between the M1 and M2, the first one, of course, closing the discal cell. The second one was parallel to the first one at a small distance.

I never noticed it before. It is nevertheless not uncommon?

thanks,