Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Medetera

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-04-2009 14:38
#1

Morocco. Essaouira, sand dune, mostly on sand.
Fore legs modified - white hairs on tarsal segments 1-3 dorsally, mid tarsi with long apicals on segments, f3 thickened on apex.
I guess undescribed species?

Edited by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-04-2009 14:40

Posted by Igor Grichanov on 03-04-2009 16:16
#2

Medetera plumbella group of species; none was described with white hairs on tarsal segments 1-3 dorsally

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-04-2009 21:17
#3

Yes!
Thank you, Igor

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 29-07-2009 22:28
#4

Medetera varvara, Grichanov et Vikhrev, 2009

Posted by Rui Andrade on 29-07-2009 22:53
#5

Congratulations Nikita and Igor:)

Posted by pwalter on 29-07-2009 23:17
#6

Congratulations! What is the species names origin?

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 30-07-2009 01:12
#7

I have 2 daughters:
1-st Polina (Coenosia polina)
2-nd Varvara - Igor was kind do not mind this name.