Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 20-10-2014 15:01
#8
Dear Jonas and Piet.
I have to say that I’d rather agree with name
S. testacea by Jonas.
I regard the situation as follows:
1. According to Rozkosny, 1987 (A review of the Palaearctic Sciomyzidae):
Postpedicel yellow -
dryomyzina
Postpedicel black –
testacea
Well, not very convincing difference, but at least clear.
2. According to Vala, 1989 (Faune de France, Dipteres Sciomyzidae):
Postpedicel yellow. Male
t1 and
tar1 not entirely dark -
dryomyzina
Postpedicel black. Male
t1 and
tar1 entirely dark –
testacea
And the drawing of genitalia which are in my opinion similar for all
Sciomyza including
simplex.
As for colour of postpedicel and fore leg, I have in Zool Museum, Moscow a lot of specimens of
Sciomyza which may be named either
dryomyzina or
testacea depending on one’s personal preference. I’d rather prefer the colour of fore leg, that is why I like Jonas’s ID more than Piet’s.
But the main reason why I regard this image as
S. testacea is:
it is the same species and
Sciomyza testacea Macquart 1835 is older name than
Sciomyza dryomyzina Zetterstedt 1846