Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Drosophilidae
Posted by Louis Boumans on 04-03-2006 14:54
#1
Anyone familiar with Drosophilidae?
I put a rotten pear in my garden (Soest, NL), which attracted some largely blackish Drosophilidae as early as 16-19 February.
I collected a male, which has conspicuous dense combs of short black setae on the intrerior side of the 1st and 2dn tarsomeres of the front legs.
Knowing nothing about Drosophilidae, I thought this may be a useful character.
Any ideas?
Edited by Louis Boumans on 04-03-2006 14:56
Posted by Louis Boumans on 04-03-2006 14:57
#2
2nd pic (not prize-winning either ..:|)
Edited by Louis Boumans on 04-03-2006 14:58
Posted by Paul Beuk on 04-03-2006 17:01
#3
It is a species of the
Drosophila obscura group, maybe even
D. obscura itslef, but there are not enough detaisl visible (head, wing abdomen) to be certain.
Posted by Louis Boumans on 04-03-2006 21:46
#4
Thans Paul!
Maybe these new pics help?
Posted by Louis Boumans on 04-03-2006 21:47
#5
head
Edited by Louis Boumans on 04-03-2006 21:47
Posted by Paul Beuk on 05-03-2006 00:25
#6
Could be
D. subobscura, eaily the commonest of the species in the Netherlands, but with the quality of the pictures (sorry) I still cannot be certain.
Posted by Louis Boumans on 05-03-2006 02:46
#7
Thanks, I'm impressed that you can recognise these obscure flies!