Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Milichiidae > Desmometopa varipalpis (female)
Posted by Maherjos on 01-09-2011 23:50
#1
Photograph taken on September, 01, 2011, in terrace housing in urban areas in Motril, Granada, Spain.
Immediate area of the Mediterranean coast.
He walked and appeared to suck in the empty glass of a jasmine flower.
Approximate size, no antennae 3,5 - 4 mm
Click over the image increases in size
Appreciate your cooperation for identification.
Advance my thanks for your help
Edited by Maherjos on 20-09-2011 10:53
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 01-09-2011 23:56
#2
Milichiidae.
Posted by Maherjos on 02-09-2011 00:05
#3
jorgemotalmeida wrote:
Milichiidae.
Very grateful, jorgemotalmeida. Under the guidance that tells me, I'll change the title to help them more easily identifiable.
Best regards!
Posted by Paul Beuk on 02-09-2011 07:05
#4
Desmometopa sp.
Posted by Maherjos on 02-09-2011 08:23
#5
Paul Beuk wrote:
Desmometopa sp.
Very grateful to Paul.
Is there a special detail that can be photographed to get to identify the species.?
When specialists are looking for details that distinguish the different species within Desmometopa, What seek details of difference.?
Regards
Posted by Paul Beuk on 02-09-2011 09:40
#6
Perhaps this one id identifiable with the images given, but I do not have my key here to check. ;) Colour of various body parts (legs, palpi) and dust patterns (head, side of thorax) are among the relevant characters.
Posted by Maherjos on 02-09-2011 09:47
#7
Paul Beuk wrote:
Perhaps this one id identifiable with the images given, but I do not have my key here to check. ;) Colour of various body parts (legs, palpi) and dust patterns (head, side of thorax) are among the relevant characters.
Thanks again Paul. Let's see if we are lucky.
Best Regards
Posted by ibrake on 19-09-2011 17:09
#8
Yes, beautiful photos of a female
Desmometopa varipalpis, see http://milichiidae.info/category/classification/desmometopa-varipalpis. I would love to add these photos to milichiidae.info if I may.
There are only three
Desmometopa species in Spain and
D. varipalpis differs from the other two in the grey colour (microtomentum). The males have enlarged palpi that are easy to recognize. The species is getting more and more common.
Irina
Posted by Maherjos on 20-09-2011 10:51
#9
ibrake wrote:
Yes, beautiful photos of a female Desmometopa varipalpis, see http://milichiidae.info/category/classification/desmometopa-varipalpis. I would love to add these photos to milichiidae.info if I may.
There are only three Desmometopa species in Spain and D. varipalpis differs from the other two in the grey colour (microtomentum). The males have enlarged palpi that are easy to recognize. The species is getting more and more common.
Irina
I am very grateful for your participation and support. And also for the good opinion expressed on my photographs.
Of course you can have these images for inclusion in milichiidae.info. It will be an honor for me. And if you want, I can send to the email that tells me these pictures to a much larger size.
Very grateful.