Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Brachyopa cf. scutellaris
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 10-05-2013 18:12
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Syprhidae. Brachyopa sp.
2013.V.10 - Póvoa Dão - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL
It was sitting on Urtica sp. leaf.
Could this be a B. bicolor?
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 13-05-2013 12:26
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 10-05-2013 18:13
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Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 11-05-2013 08:13
#3
* large pit in the 3rd antennal segment - a bit larger than it is usual in B. scutellaris
* pubescent arista
* hyaline wings without any spots
* tergites have no medial line (the last tergites have an indistinct dark mark in the lateral part)
* anespisternum bare
* pillose katepisternum mainly near the legs - whitish bristles. (very long near the base of the legs) - observed at 45x
* black tarsi
with these data is possible to know the possible species?
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 11-05-2013 08:16
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 11-05-2013 23:05
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Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 11-05-2013 23:06
#5
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Posted by Fred Fly on 12-05-2013 21:03
#6
It looks like Brachyopa scutellaris, especially the sensory pit.
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 12-05-2013 21:18
#7
Indeed, it does look like Brachyopa scutellaris!
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 13-05-2013 12:28
#8
Thanks. Indeed it is most likely to be B. scutellaris. And the pit has a kidney shape as is typical in this species along with hyaline wings. All the features pointed out before seems to agree with this ID.