Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small Platypalpus ? => yes
Posted by Caillou on 29-06-2013 13:11
#1
Hello,
I'm almost sure this is a Hybotidae, and it looks like a very small
Platypalpus; is it ?
Thank you very much for your help !
25/6/2013, Vevey, Switzerland, on a wood fence in a little wood near a river
Size: 2.2 mm (body)
Edited by Caillou on 01-07-2013 20:44
Posted by Caillou on 29-06-2013 13:12
#2
Next 2 photos:
Posted by John Carr on 29-06-2013 13:30
#3
Tachydromiinae. Probably a
Platypalpus with a weak mid leg.
Posted by Caillou on 01-07-2013 18:03
#4
Thank you so much John !
It isn't very visible, just a bit in the first picture, but there is a small spur at the apex of the mid tibia; I think it confirms your diagnose.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 01-07-2013 19:17
#5
Certainly
Platypalpus
Posted by Caillou on 01-07-2013 20:44
#6
Great ! Thank you very much Paul !
I'll adjust the title accordingly, and I'll offer the pictures (a bit better than those) to the gallery as the specimen looks somewhat atypical with its "weak mid leg"; that way you will be able to use them or not as you see fit.