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 weird wing venation in Rhamphomyia laevipes
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 15-11-2010 00:10
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Member Location: Zoelmond, the Netherlands Posts: 1984 Joined: 01.11.06 |
In April 1999 I collected in Budapest a male Rhamphomyia laevipes. I know that sometimes you may find strange variations in the wing venation. But this male had a very weird "modification". There were 2 "cross veins" between the M1 and M2, the first one, of course, closing the discal cell. The second one was parallel to the first one at a small distance. I never noticed it before. It is nevertheless not uncommon? thanks, ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 15-11-2010 10:25
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19358 Joined: 11.05.04 |
It happens frequently. Recently I have seen a empidine specimen that had it in both wings.
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| jonas |
Posted on 29-01-2012 14:51
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Member Location: Posts: 351 Joined: 06.05.07 |
Hi, does it sometimes occur that crossvein (which closes the discal cell, Dm-cu) is lacking? I have some flies here (Empidoidea I assume) without discal cell, with a cell br, bm and cel cup, and vein M1 and M2 separate. The wing venation resembles mostly Opetiidae (like this: http://www.drawwing.org/insect/opetia-wing) Jonas |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-01-2012 21:27
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19358 Joined: 11.05.04 |
There is Rhamphomyia anomalipennis that can have an open discal cell but you might also have a lok at Bicellaria.
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 30-01-2012 23:43
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Member Location: Zoelmond, the Netherlands Posts: 1984 Joined: 01.11.06 |
I have a R. anomalipennis femaie in my collection. I collected it last year in the Eifel, Germany.
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| jonas |
Posted on 31-01-2012 10:45
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Member Location: Posts: 351 Joined: 06.05.07 |
Hi, I tried to take pictures (with my girlfriends Ipod trough the binoc).. Don't expect much  I assume the immense front legs are typical, but I cant find the species... I tried for family level, but I keep ending up with Hybotidae.  d2 by Jonas Mortelmans, on Flickr  d3 by Jonas Mortelmans, on Flickr  dipt1 by Jonas Mortelmans, on Flickr I found a second specimen, so the wing isn't an abberation Jonas |
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| jonas |
Posted on 31-01-2012 10:51
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Member Location: Posts: 351 Joined: 06.05.07 |
I'm getting good at this :-) IMG_0065 by Jonas Mortelmans, on Flickr |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 31-01-2012 11:51
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19358 Joined: 11.05.04 |
You have Phyllodromia melanocephala (Empidinae, Hemerodromiinae).  I was thinking along the lines of Empidinae too much, did not realise it could have been Hemerodromiinae (or Tachydromiinae, for that matter). Had you mentioned the swollen fore femora, then it would have been easy. 
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| jonas |
Posted on 31-01-2012 11:56
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Yes! I just found it myself accually (I have a male from another location, so it had to be common. It has truly gigantic genitalia, which makes it a bit easier). Nice one. Thanks anyway. Bye jonas |
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