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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Elachiptera megaspis

Posted by Manuel Lopez on 22-02-2012 21:36

Around 3 mm. This afternoon I've seen a lot of them in the Padul wetland environment.

Granada, S Spain, February 22, 2012.

I have more pictures if needed

Thanks for your help

Best regards

Edited by Manuel Lopez on 17-05-2013 16:57

Posted by Manuel Lopez on 22-02-2012 21:40

Another shot

Posted by Manuel Lopez on 22-02-2012 21:40

Another one

Posted by Sara21392 on 22-02-2012 22:03

Chloropidae, Oscinellinae. About species will try to say soon!

Posted by Sara21392 on 22-02-2012 22:24

Do you have some more pics about ocellar triangle, profile of head, above of thorax and also wings, clearly? :)

Posted by Manuel Lopez on 22-02-2012 22:31

All the photos I have... 4 ...

Posted by Manuel Lopez on 22-02-2012 22:31

...5...

Posted by Manuel Lopez on 22-02-2012 22:32

...6...

Posted by Manuel Lopez on 22-02-2012 22:32

and 7

Posted by Manuel Lopez on 22-02-2012 23:08

#10

Thanks Sara. I have more images in RAW format. I'll try a better detail for you ;)

Edited by Manuel Lopez on 22-02-2012 23:13

Posted by Manuel Lopez on 22-02-2012 23:32

#11

Here I am again with two more photos.
This one

Posted by Manuel Lopez on 22-02-2012 23:34

#12

The last one

Edited by Manuel Lopez on 23-02-2012 01:05

Posted by Sara21392 on 23-02-2012 00:57

#13

This species is very nice and I haven't seen it so far, I had doubt between 2 cases and for sure I asked to another expert of Chloropidae (Terry Wheeler).
Anyway in his opinion that's PROBABLY Elachiptera sp.
I hope we will find the name as sure!

Posted by Manuel Lopez on 24-02-2012 02:01

#14

Thanks so much Sara ;)

Posted by Manuel Lopez on 24-02-2012 19:45

#15

Another photo

Posted by Sara21392 on 15-03-2012 15:47

#16

I am sure now that is Elachiptera genus but about species I just can guess E. cf. megaspis :) B)

Edited by Sara21392 on 15-03-2012 15:48

Posted by Manuel Lopez on 15-03-2012 21:46

#17

Thank you Sara ;)

Posted by von Tschirnhaus on 17-05-2013 14:34

#18

Elachiptera megaspis (Loew, 1858), Chloropidae has (different from bimaculata) a typical triangular and elongate form of the scutellum with prominent yellow approached apical projections and long apical setae. The tergites have a coarse surface structure, to be seen in the pictures. It belongs to a taxonomically difficult species-group including the similar graeca Duda, 1932. E. megaspis normally possess a dark occiput, but in the pictures it is yellow above.

Posted by von Tschirnhaus on 19-11-2022 21:12

#19

Additional comments: E. megaspis was reared by Falcoz (1930, Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France (nouvelle Série) 35: [p.150 in] 148-154) from stems of Nasturtium officinale (Brassicaceae). It occurs in all countries around the Mediterranean Sea, was recorded from most of its major islands and also from the Acores, Canary Islands and Madeira. Records from more northern countries (Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany, The Netherlands, England, Ireland) are rare. Denmark (in the Pal. Catalogue 1984) was not confirmed by Nartshuk & Andersson 2013 in Fauna ent. scand. 343.