Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Leopoldius coronatus? => Abrachyglossum capitatum
Posted by Volker on 12-07-2024 19:09
#1
Hello,
today I photographed a pair of Conpos in my garden. What species is it, perhaps Conops ceriaeformis? Germany, Saarland, Bexbach, Garden, Absolute Altitude 250 m, 12.07.2024
Greetings, Volker
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Edited by Volker on 14-07-2024 16:32
Posted by Volker on 13-07-2024 20:31
#3
I think it is Leopoldius coronatus. Would you agree with me?
Greetings, Volker
Posted by eklans on 14-07-2024 10:38
#4
EDIT:
Hello Volker, I think it's
Abrachyglossum capitatum and I can exclude
Leopoldius and the
Conops as far as I know the species.
- Arista on top of the 3rd antennal segment
- I think the spikes on the arista are visible.
See: De Bree (2012) ‒ Abrachyglossum capitatum, een nieuwe blaaskopvlieg voor nederland
Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen 38 ‒ 2012
Edited by eklans on 14-07-2024 14:45
Posted by Volker on 14-07-2024 15:07
#5
Hello Eric,
thanks for your determination and your effort. I have read the text of “De Bree (2012) - Abrachyglossum capitatum, een nieuwe blaaskopvlieg voor nederland
Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen 38 - 2012” and I think you are right. I have never heard or read anything about this species before, and it is new to me. You can also see the spike in the first picture. It is very difficult to distinguish between the different species of Conopidae.
Greetings, Volker