Posted by Carnifex on 08-08-2018 16:27
#1
Hi there,
caught this fellow in a mushroom trap, is the ID correct?
Cheers,
Lorin
Edited by Carnifex on 23-11-2021 21:43
Posted by Ectemnius on 09-08-2018 09:42
#2
Hi Carnifex,
It looks more to be a Piophilidae. It's genae are too wide. The wing venation is off. And the frontal tarsae are widenened. This then resembles Protopiophila latipes.
Regards,
Ectemnius
Posted by Carnifex on 09-08-2018 10:45
#3
Oh, yes you are right, and the name
latipes says it all :). The tarsae are very conspicuous. After seeing
Fungomyza, I stopped looking critically at it, as I didn't expect such a similar fly, also coming to mushroom traps, in another family. I wonder if these similarities constitute some sort of mimicry?
Btw, the other flies caught were all
Drosophila testacea.
Cheers!
Edited by Carnifex on 09-08-2018 10:45
Posted by Carnifex on 09-08-2018 11:34
#4
I checked on fauna-eu, and there is only one entry for each
Piophila and
Protopiophila. What is the actual status for Middle Europe?