Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Empididae: Platypalpus
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| conopid |
Posted on 10-10-2007 14:30
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
This Platypalpus has quadriserial achrosticals. I think it must be P annulatus, but it has extensive darkening on the femora, making me doubt my determination. It is about 2.7mm length. Can anyone comment on what this is most likely to be?
conopid attached the following image:  [27.91Kb] Edited by conopid on 10-10-2007 15:36 Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| conopid |
Posted on 12-10-2007 13:53
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Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Anyone out there got an opinion on this?
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Adrian |
Posted on 15-10-2007 15:13
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annulatus is a very variable beast and specimens as dark as this are found not infrequently. However, annulatus usually has very strongly annulated tarsi so I'm a bit doubtful. It looks very like melancholichus but is perhaps too small and the wings don't look dark enough. (did you catch it close to the river?) As an afterthought, do check it carefully against notatus which often appears to have 4-serial acr. If you are still stuck, send it to me and I'll try to det it cheers Adrian |
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| conopid |
Posted on 16-10-2007 08:12
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Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Thanks Adrian, I may well post it and a mystery Rhamphamoyia to you. You are at Cardiff Museum? Nigel Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Adrian |
Posted on 16-10-2007 12:51
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Hi Nigel I'll certainly try to det it and the Rhamphomyia the address is:- Adrian Plant Department of Biodiversity and Systematic Biology National Museum of Wales Cardiff, CF10 3NP cheers Adrian ps. do you have any empid/doli records you could contribute to the recording scheme? we currently have c 65,000 empids and 15,000 dolis so although the database is getting to be informative, more would be better |
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