Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 is this a Sicus ferrugineus?
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| Sundew |
Posted on 19-06-2008 22:52
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, Today I saw a Sicus on a Cirsium arvense floret. Is a species ID possible? Which characters are decisive? Many thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [162.49Kb] Edited by Sundew on 19-06-2008 22:52 |
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| crex |
Posted on 19-06-2008 23:14
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Sicus key. |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 19-06-2008 23:34
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Thanks, but where and what is the theca? (I know what it is in botany, a half of an anther, but conopids are very different!  )I'll better wait for Jens-Hermann... Cheers, Sundew |
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| jhstuke |
Posted on 23-06-2008 22:17
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Member Location: Leer, Germany Posts: 147 Joined: 06.06.07 |
Yes, it is a female Sicus ferrugineus. You can recognise the females of the species easily by the form of the elongated abdomen and the not protuding theca. Jens-Hermann |
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