Thread subject: Diptera.info :: On garden pond: Dolichopodidae -> Campsicnemus scambus
Posted by Haleun on 14-02-2014 20:23
#1
Hello, today this small fly with a striking 2nd leg was on our garden pond in Hannover, Germany. In the gallery there are some Dolichopus species with similar legs.
Can someone help with ID?
Thanks, Hans
Edited by Haleun on 14-02-2014 22:54
Posted by Haleun on 14-02-2014 20:24
#2
Here I've got one more photo.
Posted by Haleun on 14-02-2014 20:24
#3
the front
Posted by Haleun on 14-02-2014 20:25
#4
..and a last photo.
Posted by John Carr on 14-02-2014 20:54
#5
Probably a
Campsicnemus with that modified mid tibia; the genus name means "curved tibia." Compare
C. scambus.
Leg modifications in
Dolichopus are nearly always ornamented fore tarsi or hairs under the hind femur.
D. plumipes and
remipes are the two major exceptions; they have ornamented mid and hind tarsi.
Posted by Haleun on 14-02-2014 22:38
#6
Thank you so much, John!
Yes, it must be C. scambus.
Hans