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 Euphranta linocierae group, probably E. songkhla, male (Tephritidae), Bali
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 05-11-2019 21:25
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 Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3303 Joined: 17.10.05 |
October 18, 2019, Bali, Tabanan, Kediri, Pantai Kedungu. On bark of a small mimosa-like tree (widely-introduced American Leucaena leucocephala) on the edge of a banana plantation. Size about 6mm. Typical wing-flashing behaviour, when disturbed it returned to the same spot in an hour, after my next attempt to catch it the fly simply moved to a position higher up the tree trunk so I couldn't reach it. I think it belongs to linocierae group sensu Hancock & Drew, 2004 (Australian Entomologist, 31(4): 164) and fits the description of E. songkhla from Thailand quite well (Hancock & Drew, 1994: Raffles Bull. Zool. 42(3): 572-574; syn. maculifemur Hardy, 1973, not de Meijere, 1924).
Dmitry Gavryushin attached the following image:  [230.15Kb] While others can't climb, using infinite pains, I, gravity turning to jest, Ascend, with all ease, perpendicular planes, Rough or smooth, just as pleases me best. |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 05-11-2019 21:25
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Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3303 Joined: 17.10.05 |
October 22, 2019, roughly the same location, this time again on a small tree, edge of freshwater Sonneratia mangroves, a couple of attempts to catch it with same unfortunate result. In both pictures it's clearly visible that fore basitarsus is "broad, rather flat [...], greater in width than tibia and concave on posterior surface" (Hardy, 1973).
Dmitry Gavryushin attached the following image:  [127.41Kb] While others can't climb, using infinite pains, I, gravity turning to jest, Ascend, with all ease, perpendicular planes, Rough or smooth, just as pleases me best. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
