Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Limnophila arnoudi -> pictipennis
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| Sundew |
Posted on 01-06-2013 21:18
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, On 10th May I saw many of these beautiful Limoniids on a pond edge in southern Brandenburg. I would name them Limnophila arnoudi, referring to this thread: http://www.dipter...pid=153438. There is no supernumerary crossvein in cell dm, so not Eloeophila, and the femora have a black apical ring, so not Limnophila schranki. Would you agree? Thanks for comments, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [170.6Kb] Edited by Sundew on 24-06-2013 21:51 |
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| nielsyese |
Posted on 24-06-2013 19:31
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 Member Location: Yerseke, NL Posts: 2381 Joined: 13.02.09 |
This is a male Limnophila pictipennis.
Best wishes, Niels-Jan Dek |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 24-06-2013 20:57
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Dear Niels-Jan, you make me very curious: how did you know? I would like to learn the discriminating characters between L. arnoudi and L. pictipennis, too! In the thread cited above the only statement for L. pictipennis is: "genitalia with a broader style, wings generally broader". Where do I see a "style" in the genitalia photo? I learnt that there are dististyli (http://www.dipter...d_id=21796). Wing shape can be estimated only by comparison, and the pattern of the dark spots is said to be quite variable. So I wonder what character you based yor ID on! Thanks for explanation, Sundew Edited by Sundew on 25-06-2013 21:33 |
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| nielsyese |
Posted on 25-06-2013 17:09
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Member Location: Yerseke, NL Posts: 2381 Joined: 13.02.09 |
L. pictipennis is easily distinguished from L. schranki and L. arnoudi by the black apical ring on the femora, in the other species a big part of the femora is black and they have a more greyish rather than brown appearance. Wing pattern is also different. L. arnoudi and L. schranki are more difficult to distinguish, only by male genitalia. In L. arnoudi tergite 9 doesn't have a V-shaped notch and the inner style is a little different. With 'style' the same is meant as dististylus. Best wishes, Niels-Jan Dek |
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