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Platystomatidae - Platystoma seminationis
Frank Koehler	#1 Posted on 01-10-2006 23:02
Member Location: Bornheim / Rheinl. (D) Posts: 280 Joined: 30.09.06	Platystoma seminaticornis. Is there a possibility to be wrong? Thanks for any confirmation Frank #6569 Germany / Rheinland-Pfalz: Walsdorf / Eifel, 300 m, VII.2004 Edited by Frank Koehler on 19-10-2006 18:36


Paul Beuk	#2 Posted on 02-10-2006 08:25
Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04	You mean Platystoma seminationis? Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


Xespok	#3 Posted on 02-10-2006 13:49
Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05	In Hungary there are 5 similar Platystoma species, P.s. being the commonest, which are quite hard to tell apart. I assume the situation is similar in Southern Germany. The difficulty arises artly because the species are quite variable themselves (in size and pattern of wings). Lots of local diversification is going on within this genus, because they are poor fliers and tend to inbreed more than many other genera.


Frank Koehler	#4 Posted on 02-10-2006 14:49
Member Location: Bornheim / Rheinl. (D) Posts: 280 Joined: 30.09.06	Yes, of course: -c -r No special biotop (field margin) - cold region - more possiblities than this common species? Best regards Frank


Xespok	#5 Posted on 03-10-2006 08:27
Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05	I checked the Hungarian literature, which should work for Bavaria to a great extent. Your image almost surely shows P. semiatione (this is the name at fauaneur.org.) 1, The only species present in Germany based on fauanaeur.org. 2, No other species occurs at altitudes of more than 3oom in Hungary. These guys love warm lowlands.


Frank Koehler	#6 Posted on 04-10-2006 05:47
Member Location: Bornheim / Rheinl. (D) Posts: 280 Joined: 30.09.06	Thank you very much, Gabor!