Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Rhinophoridae: Stevenia sp.
Posted by ESant on 04-08-2022 14:30
#1
Hello,
I photographed this fly near Casteddu Etzu (OR), Sardinia, Italy, on June 8th 2022. I think it is a Rhinophoridae, but is it possible to identify its genus or species from these photos?
Thank you in advance,
Emanuele
Edited by ESant on 09-08-2022 20:16
Posted by ESant on 04-08-2022 14:30
#2
Photo 2:
Posted by eklans on 04-08-2022 17:36
#3
Hi Emanuele, I think it's a male Stevenia deceptoria.
Posted by ESant on 04-08-2022 21:29
#4
Thank you very much Eric!
Posted by Zeegers on 06-08-2022 17:58
#5
You need to check Cerretti’paper, there are new species for Sardinia
This one looks different from “our” deceptoria.
Theo
Posted by ESant on 06-08-2022 20:33
#6
Thank you for the input. In Cerretti's "The world woodlouse flies (Diptera, Rhinophoridae)"
Stevenia sardoa, which was previously considered a synonym of
S. deceptoria, was treated again as a distinct valid species upon further examination of the syntypes. In the same paper it's also stated that "
S. sardoa differs from S. deceptoria in having the fore and hind femora at least partly red.".
In this specimen the femora seem to be entirely black, so I think that
S. deceptoria is still more likely.
Are there any other possible species?
Posted by Zeegers on 07-08-2022 08:23
#7
http://diptera.org/Nomenclator?op_name=&Name=stevenia&op_author=&Author=cerretti&op_year=&Year=&op_family=&Family=&op_validname=&ValidName=&kind=&Sortfield=unsorted&sortorder=ascending&max=10&find=Start+Search