Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ephydridae => Setacera aurata
Posted by Jan Willem on 16-12-2014 10:56
#1
Since I have very little experience with Ephydridae, I wonder if anyone can help me out with the following specimen, collected at light on August 15th 2006 (yep, on old one) in Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Edited by Jan Willem on 25-02-2017 15:42
Posted by Jan Willem on 16-12-2014 10:56
#2
Head:
Posted by Jan Willem on 16-12-2014 10:57
#3
Antenna:
Posted by John Carr on 16-12-2014 14:20
#4
Setacera, named after the extra bristle near the arista.
Posted by Jan Willem on 16-12-2014 15:11
#5
Thanks a lot John!
Posted by Tony Irwin on 16-12-2014 15:32
#6
Difficult to say which species from this angle. Can you get a ventral shot of the abdomen?
Posted by Jan Willem on 16-12-2014 15:37
#7
Hi Tony,
After the direction John pointed me in, I had a look at a few keys I have on Ephydridae. I now came to the conclusion that it must be
Setacera micans, given the normal setosity on the sternites.
Edited by Jan Willem on 16-12-2014 15:38
Posted by Jan Willem on 25-02-2017 15:25
#8
Studied a number of other
Setacera specimens from the same location and came to the conclusion that I was wrong about this being
Setacera micans. Given the fact that all the males found at the same location turn out to belong to
Setacera aurata, the females most probably also belong to this species.