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 Phortica cf. semivirgo
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| eklans |
Posted on 16-10-2024 14:30
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 3693 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Found this fly in a birdbath in Ansbach, 2024-10-15, garden near old deciduous forest in Frankenhoehe Nature Park. The pattern of the mesonotum is distinct and the light patches above the lateral margins of the abdominal tergites are partly visible. Can it be Phortica semivirgo and is it a male or a female? Thanks a lot for your comments. EDIT: Phortica semivirgo confirmed by Jan Máca! eklans attached the following image:  [112.16Kb] Edited by eklans on 17-10-2024 11:48 |
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| eklans |
Posted on 16-10-2024 14:31
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 3693 Joined: 11.11.18 |
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| eklans |
Posted on 16-10-2024 14:32
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| eklans |
Posted on 16-10-2024 14:32
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| eklans |
Posted on 16-10-2024 14:33
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eklans attached the following image:  [73.34Kb] Greetings, Eric Kloeckner |
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| Jan Maca |
Posted on 16-10-2024 16:53
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Member Location: Posts: 1204 Joined: 25.03.10 |
I am rather for P. semivirgo, the darkening of tarsi is apparent in the first picture. |
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| eklans |
Posted on 16-10-2024 17:17
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 3693 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Thank you very much, Jan! Kind regards, Eric |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 16-10-2024 20:20
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19363 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Jan Maca wrote: As far as I am aware it has been established that tarsal colour is an unreliable character to separate variegata and semivirgo...
I am rather for P. semivirgo, the darkening of tarsi is apparent in the first picture. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Jan Maca |
Posted on 17-10-2024 11:16
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Member Location: Posts: 1204 Joined: 25.03.10 |
The tarsal coloration proved to be a reliable character in great majority of specimens where I examined genitalia. I think that labelling of the pictures as "cf. semivirgo" would be appropriate. |
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| eklans |
Posted on 17-10-2024 11:51
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 3693 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Thank you Jan, I've changed the title to "cf. semivirgo". But isn't the distinct pattern of the mesonotum a reliable character, too? Greetings, Eric Kloeckner |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 17-10-2024 12:07
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19363 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Jan Maca wrote: The tarsal coloration proved to be a reliable character in great majority of specimens where I examined genitalia. I think that labelling of the pictures as "cf. semivirgo" would be appropriate. 
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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