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 Pterella penicillaris male? >Miltogramma (oestracea?)
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| piros |
Posted on 14-11-2012 15:50
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Hi, I found this Miltogrammine fly on 19.05.2012, near Mórahalom, about 20 km. W. of Szeged, S. Hungary. The reason I think it is P. penicillaris is that I found a description of several Pterella sp. here: http://archive.org/details/spixiana2426199799zool and I believe I can see a small bunch of long setae originating from the penultimate tarsal joint of the fist leg, a character that seems specific to P. penicillaris (where the name derives from, I presume). Can someone confirm or correct this ID? Best regards, Henrik piros attached the following image:  [146.67Kb] Edited by piros on 21-11-2012 18:55 |
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| piros |
Posted on 14-11-2012 15:55
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
And a crop showing the fist leg:
piros attached the following image:  [173.79Kb] Edited by piros on 14-11-2012 15:58 |
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| piros |
Posted on 19-11-2012 13:41
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
I'd like to give this one another chance. This is the only picture I have, but I can make tolerable enlargements of any details that might help identification. |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 20-11-2012 20:36
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Pterella have a pair of vibrissae. I think it's a Miltogramma.
Stephane. |
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| piros |
Posted on 21-11-2012 18:54
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Thank you very much, Stephane! And indeed, Miltogramma oestracea males have such a long, arched ad seta on the 4th tarsal segment of the foreleg !Best regards, Henrik |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 21-11-2012 21:14
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Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
That was also my thought, I'm not specialist though. 
Stephane. |
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| piros |
Posted on 11-12-2012 14:05
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Thank you, Stephane! (Sorry for late reply!) May I name this fly Miltogramma oestracea, or there should be some reservations? Regards, Henrik Edited by piros on 11-12-2012 14:06 |
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