Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sylvicola punctatus?
Posted by Sundew on 18-04-2008 23:33
#1
Hello,
Today I met a
Sylvicola on a
Euphorbia inflorescence in our arboretum. I know that
S. fenestralis has a brownish appearance (body, legs), but this one looks rather greyish. Could it be
S. punctatus?
Thanks for help, Sundew
Posted by Paul Beuk on 19-04-2008 11:16
#2
The most apical marking in the wing does not extend posteriorly beyond R2+3, so it is not
punctatus. It can be either one of
S. (A.) fuscatoides,
S. (A.) stackelbergi or
S. (A.) fuscatus but these can be separated on the basis of their genitalia only.
Posted by Sundew on 19-04-2008 11:43
#3
Ok,
Sylvicola spec. then (with explanation added). Does the
(A.) mean
Anisopus, and is it possibly an open question whether this species group belongs to
Anisopus or to
Sylvicola? Otherwise I don't understand why you added the "
(A.)"...
Thanks for help, Sundew
Posted by Paul Beuk on 19-04-2008 18:56
#4
There are two subgenera in
Sylvicola, the separating character is the first character mentioned in
THIS KEY.