Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Another Acroceridae
Posted by conopid on 05-08-2007 22:47
#1
My first ever sighting of an Acroceridae! These are from near Clermont L'Herault, Languedoc, France - July 2007. Unfortunately this was a family holiday and I was not collecting, so I only have photos. If it's possible to ID, then these can go in the gallery. I can also do a small note on swarming behaviour that I observed.
Posted by conopid on 05-08-2007 22:49
#2
The female after brief mating:
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 05-08-2007 23:00
#3
Cyrtus cf. gibbus.
I found more than 15 specimens of this species so far! :) Indeed, they are very common here in Portugal. I still didn't find yet the Ogcodes. :(
Posted by javig on 06-08-2007 14:31
#4
See this
http://diptera.in...post_32496
D. Gibbs wrote:
"at the moment C. gibbus is the only species listed in fauna europa, the other names being synonymised after Emilia Nartshuk went through the Paris collection and labelled all specimens of Cyrtus as gibbus, hence treating all forms as one highly variable taxon. However, this has never been officially published as far as I know. The genus is being revised by Christian Kehlmaier and he thinks that there might be two species mixed up here. so the name gibbus is correct for the European list as it stands but might need to be changed depending on the outcome of his revision."
So Cyrtus gibbus is the only species (at the moment) ;)