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 Empis - not scutellata but dimidiata
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| Sundew |
Posted on 17-06-2021 13:24
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, According to the partly yellow antennae and the short first antennal segment I consider this male Empis scutellata. As far as I know there is no other member of subgenus Xanthempis that has such antennae. Seen in southwestern Germany (50 km west of Stuttgart) on 12th June. Thanks for comments, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [283.75Kb] Edited by Sundew on 24-06-2021 00:56 |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 21-06-2021 02:43
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Do you agree? |
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| igor |
Posted on 22-06-2021 06:12
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Member Location: Posts: 294 Joined: 23.11.06 |
Hi, This is Empis (Leptempis) dimidiata Meigen. Best wishes, Igor Shamshev |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 24-06-2021 00:55
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Dear Igor, what a surprise! So this yellow one belongs to Leptempis. The species is said to be rare and endangered in Germany. I do not know any literature about it; is there a European Leptempis key where it is included? In Chvala (1994) it is not mentioned. |
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| igor |
Posted on 25-06-2021 18:39
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Member Location: Posts: 294 Joined: 23.11.06 |
Hi, There is no modern key for this complex of species. It includes three very similar European species (all with yellow mesoscutum and a median vitta): E. dimidiata Mg., E. mesogramma Loew and E. divisa Loew. You could find them in Lindner's "Die Fliegen, S. 401" (Rhagionempis =Leptempis), where E. monogramma Meig. = E. mesogramma Lw. and E. scutellariae Bezzi = E. dimidiata Mg. Best wishes, Igor |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 27-06-2021 14:22
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Many thanks for the detailed answer! Regards, Sundew |
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