Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eumerus? -> Eumerus purpurariae

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 19-03-2010 21:59
#1

Hello,
can somebody help to identify this fly?
Thank you, Marion
Canary Islands, Fuerteventura, March 2010

Edited by Marion Friedrich on 27-03-2010 18:41

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 20-03-2010 09:08
#2

another view

Posted by Andre on 22-03-2010 21:07
#3

Send it to me please.. :) (I hope you caught it!). I have to be very careful, but this could maybe be a new species for the Canaries...

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 26-03-2010 22:56
#4

I am sorry to say that I did not caught it. So, I cannot send the fly to you. (I photograph and do not collect.)

Posted by Andre on 27-03-2010 00:19
#5

Na dann... nächstes mal besser :)

Posted by John Smit on 27-03-2010 01:01
#6

Eumerus purpurariae Baéz, 1982
Incorrectly synonymized with E. etnensis van de Goot, 1964, by Marcos-Garcia & Pérez-Bañón (2000), reinstated by Smit et al. (2004).

John

Posted by Andre on 27-03-2010 10:49
#7

I was hoping you came to see this post! :)
In my papers (like the description by Baez) I read nothing about the reddish spots on T2, while it seems quite clear. That must have caused my confusion.

Posted by John Smit on 27-03-2010 11:23
#8

All specimens clearly have these reddish orange spots on the abdomen. The description by Baéz is indeed puzzling, to say the least...

John

Posted by Andre on 27-03-2010 11:28
#9

Thanks! Some re-description somewhere someday would be nice :)
But must say, that the broadened basotarsa of leg 3 is quite well visible on the pics.

Posted by John Smit on 27-03-2010 12:24
#10

There is no redescription, but I gave a comparison with E. etnensis in my Madeira paper, characterizing both species enough for identification.

John

Posted by Andre on 27-03-2010 12:27
#11

Yes, I saw that :)

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 27-03-2010 18:40
#12

Thank you very much!
Difficult to know in advance which specimen are important and require to be collected.
Marion