Thread subject: Diptera.info :: arista for the guinness book :D
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 07-07-2009 22:41
#1
Hi
I saw this fantastic Dolichopodidae today near the river Dão. Maybe this is a Ludovicus sp. but not sure, though. The arista is just impressive. This is a male with a very beautiful ornament to attract dozens of females. :D Imagine a human to have such thing :D eheh
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 07-07-2009 22:43
Posted by viktor j nilsson on 07-07-2009 23:08
#2
WOW! That´s the greatest Doli I´ve ever seen!
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 07-07-2009 23:14
#3
yes, me too. That's why I'm sharing wit you. This is just fabulous.
I was near the margin of the river Dão searching for new Lispe, Limnophora, possibly Brontaea, and others... but then I saw something unusual... I approached and then exploded in joy. The guilty was this fly. This ornament is really *something* and a great way to attract females.
It was very difficult to photograph... the substrate was very hard and irregular.. and the fly was very quick. I only managed to get two good shots. The others... there is no fly in the photo! The reaction of this fly is just impressive. In miliseconds it runs away from the flash!
It is not just in tropics that exist amazing dolis. They are in Póvoa Dão as well. :D
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 07-07-2009 23:26
Posted by Stefan Naglis on 08-07-2009 00:24
#4
Ludovicius would be correct, but the genus has been synonymized with
Sybistroma (Brooks 2005).
Posted by Igor Grichanov on 08-07-2009 10:00
#5
Sybistroma eucera (Loew, 1861)
Type locality:Spain. Palaearctic: France, Spain, Austria, Italy
One more species new to Portugal? Please prepare a paper.
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 08-07-2009 11:32
#6
Thans, Igor. I will do the article soon.
Also I will email you in a few days.