Thread subject: Diptera.info :: 'February Fly' NO2 --> Parydra littoralis?
Posted by MarcelP on 11-03-2011 13:13
#1
Hi,
I´ve only once had the pleasure to see this fly. The picture is taken on
02/21/2010. There still was snow everywhere on the ground, only a little pit of water was non-freezed. Also quite sunny that day. Some spiders were already active too. The fly was quite little (sat on the water surface!).
Any ideas about family or anything else of interest ?
Thanks very much!
Edited by MarcelP on 11-03-2011 13:46
Posted by Tony Irwin on 11-03-2011 13:32
#2
Parydra cf.
littoralis
Posted by MarcelP on 11-03-2011 13:51
#3
Thanks Tony!
Never heard of such a fly :S
Good to have a specialist here ;)
By the way, stupid question, but what does cf. mean? Got a assumption, but what does it mean exactly?
May anybody confirm Parydra cf. littoralis? (Just in case)
Posted by brundlefly on 11-03-2011 15:20
#4
MarcelP wrote:
By the way, stupid question, but what does cf. mean? Got a assumption, but what does it mean exactly?
It is not a stupid question. The short answer is that the abbreviation cf. stands for "confer" and in this case indicates that the species determination is uncertain.
A link to a pdf that describes the use of cf. and similar abbreviations in taxonomic nomenclature: http://palaeontology.palass-pubs.org/pdf/Vol%2031/Pages%20223-227.pdf