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| colinleb |
Posted on 05-08-2021 16:05
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Member Location: Posts: 181 Joined: 16.03.11 |
Acrocera orbiculus. Taken as half of what appeared to be a pair in copula. Back at the ranch I cannot distinguish between them. Should I be able to see an obvious external difference in the terminalia? Do both sexes have holoptic eyes? Isolated elder bush on Bedfordshire, UK chalk. 29 July 2021.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 05-08-2021 16:24
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18787 Joined: 21.07.04 |
In Acrocera, it is dead simple scutellum yellow -> male scutellum black ->. female wait for the forthcoming fieldguide to flies with three pulvilli (yours truely & Andre Schulten) Theo |
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| colinleb |
Posted on 05-08-2021 17:01
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Member Location: Posts: 181 Joined: 16.03.11 |
Thank you Theo. In that case both individuals are male. Apparent mating just the result of over-readiness I guess. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 06-08-2021 08:44
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18787 Joined: 21.07.04 |
So can also check the genitalia, but is tricky. Female have long cerci, often taken for male genitalia. Most Acroceridae are sexed vice versa ! If you have both genders, it should be obvious. But if you do not, this is of little help Theo |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 06-08-2021 08:46
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18787 Joined: 21.07.04 |
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331954794_Evolution_of_fossil_and_living_spider_flies_based_on_morphological_and_molecular_data_Diptera_Acroceridae/figures?lo=1 |
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| colinleb |
Posted on 06-08-2021 16:12
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Member Location: Posts: 181 Joined: 16.03.11 |
Thanks again Theo. |
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