Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phyto melanocephala?
Posted by Rui Andrade on 21-11-2019 17:39
#1
Hi,
Is this Phyto melanocephala? Deflection of m has a short appendix, I don't know if this can happen in this species.
location: Porto (Portugal)
date: 23/10/2019
Posted by Rui Andrade on 21-11-2019 17:40
#2
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Posted by Rui Andrade on 21-11-2019 17:40
#3
fore leg
Posted by Rui Andrade on 21-11-2019 17:41
#4
mid tibia
Posted by Rui Andrade on 21-11-2019 17:42
#5
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Posted by Rui Andrade on 21-11-2019 17:42
#6
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Posted by Rui Andrade on 21-11-2019 17:42
#7
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Posted by Rui Andrade on 21-11-2019 17:43
#8
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Posted by Zeegers on 21-11-2019 20:19
#9
This is more common in Ph. discrepans. The vertex seems too broad, though.
Pteropleural bristle absent or present ?
Theo
Posted by Rui Andrade on 21-11-2019 21:25
#10
There is a strong pteropleural bristle (please see photo below).
Posted by Zeegers on 22-11-2019 08:47
#11
I couldn’t agree more.
Except for this weird stub, it is a pretty typical male Ph. melanocephala. So I guess that is what it is.
Theo
Posted by Rui Andrade on 22-11-2019 15:18
#12
Great, thank you Theo! :)