Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Psilidae => Psila helvetica

Posted by Ectemnius on 09-08-2020 08:40
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Hello Michael,

This is a nice find. It is indeed a Psilidae. I think of the genus Psila, the species described here: https://www.resea...ral_Europe Psila helvetica!

On Darwyn Sumner's site it says as identification features: "Mesonotum yellow, but with an unpaired black stripe medially extended almost to scutellum, and with a pair of black stripes from posterior end of postpronotal lobe to level of dorsocentral seta (sometimes these black stripes may be confluent). Subscutellum black. Body length: 6.5- 7.0 mm".

If I'm correct it's a new species for the fauna of Austria!

Kind regards,
Ectemnius