Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Review of Azelia

Posted by oceanlis2000 on 23-05-2015 10:56
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Hello Nikita

I have been reading your articles, very interesting esp. the fact that adults of H. parva are found around dung of horses in pastures, a Nationally Notable species in the UK!

I have a few questions which I hope you will have the time to answer

1. H. borussica male - is there a pd seta on tibia 3?

2. Do H. parva and H. glabricula males have any spines on femur 3?I'm assuming no from your article

3.
p41- Azelia-patterns on abdomen indistinct. Azelia-patterns on abdomen absent. f2 with normally with 2 ventral spines... gibbera Meigen.

Which 1 of these is right, currently I have for gibbera male
Abdomen densely dusted brown-grey, tergites 3-5 with a median elongate spot and a smaller rounder spot on either side


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may be found on carnivorous and omnivorousdung (in the first place human feces) namely: A. cilipes, A. nebulosa and A. triquetra.
horse dung heaps are the best place to collect A. trigonica,A. zetterstedtii,
A. aterrima, A. gibbera seem not to be associated with any substrate and may be found on low vegetation along small woodland rivers or streams (Vikhrev, 2015)

Do these sentences refer to adults, larvae or both? I am assuming adults but I may be wrong so better to check


Thanks