Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tipulidae
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| Sundew |
Posted on 28-02-2008 23:39
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, We had some tipulid threads recently, and Chen Young did his best to help. The key he supplied is great provided one can see all the important details. Which I can't...  I suppose it's Tipula paludosa or T. oleracea, at least Tipula spec. (Don't say it's a new five-legged species!) Any confirmation possible?Thanks in advance, Sundew (Location is the Baltic Island of Usedom in August; the underground is a house wall.) Sundew attached the following image:  [173.3Kb] |
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| Chen Young |
Posted on 03-03-2008 15:55
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 Member Location: Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA USA Posts: 169 Joined: 25.08.05 |
Yes, you do have a male species in the Tipula (Tipula) group. The image you took of the tail-end of the fly shows a very large outer basal lobe , which is the character for this subgenus. |
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 03-03-2008 19:39
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 670 Joined: 17.10.06 |
The shape of the outer clasper looks like oleracea (of the three British species in subgenus Tipula). The brown streak along the front edge of the wing is also a character of this subgenus. John Bratton |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 04-03-2008 00:55
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Thanks to the experts! To index the pics as Tipula cf. oleracea can't thus be too wrong. Sundew |
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