Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small Platypalpus ? => yes

Posted by Caillou on 29-06-2013 14:11
#1

Hello,

I'm almost sure this is a Hybotidae, and it looks like a very small Platypalpus; is it ?

Thank you very much for your help !

25/6/2013, Vevey, Switzerland, on a wood fence in a little wood near a river
Size: 2.2 mm (body)

Edited by Caillou on 01-07-2013 21:44

Posted by Caillou on 29-06-2013 14:12
#2

Next 2 photos:

Posted by John Carr on 29-06-2013 14:30
#3

Tachydromiinae. Probably a Platypalpus with a weak mid leg.

Posted by Caillou on 01-07-2013 19:03
#4

Thank you so much John !
It isn't very visible, just a bit in the first picture, but there is a small spur at the apex of the mid tibia; I think it confirms your diagnose.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 01-07-2013 20:17
#5

Certainly Platypalpus

Posted by Caillou on 01-07-2013 21:44
#6

Great ! Thank you very much Paul !
I'll adjust the title accordingly, and I'll offer the pictures (a bit better than those) to the gallery as the specimen looks somewhat atypical with its "weak mid leg"; that way you will be able to use them or not as you see fit.