Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Macrocera (Keroplatidae)
Posted by Bas on 05-02-2018 10:49
#1
Is it possible to identify this female Orfelia. I thought it might me O. discoloria, but I'd prefer to check the male genetalia. I found it on the 23th of September 2017 in a forest near Ede, the Netherlands.
Thank you!
Edited by Bas on 11-02-2018 21:46
Posted by Paul Beuk on 05-02-2018 12:11
#2
Based on wing length I suspect it is
Macrocera...
Posted by Bas on 05-02-2018 21:43
#3
Thank you Paul! I don't have a key for
Macrocera species. Which details should I photograph to come to a species?
Posted by Paul Beuk on 05-02-2018 22:58
#4
Check this publication:
https://www.royensoc.co.uk/sites/default/files/Vol09_Part03.pdf
Posted by Bas on 06-02-2018 13:50
#5
I made a clearer photo of the wing:
I'd say that macrotrichia are present (especially on the veins, not really clear in the photo), no distinct marking on the wing and R1 without blackish mark just before tip, so I'd think it's
M. stigmoides. Agreed?
Posted by Paul Beuk on 06-02-2018 14:35
#6
Pssibly, but of course I cannot judge the trichia on the wing. I should say that the antennae seem a tad short for
stigmoides but that could be a result of orientation or damage.
Posted by Jan on 08-02-2018 20:50
#7
I dont see any macrotrichia on wing membrane in your photo. They should look like here:
http://www.spessart-fliegen.de/diptera/keroplatidae/macrocera/macrocera_stigmoides/wing.html
Posted by Bas on 11-02-2018 15:05
#8
Thank you Jan! I thought the macrotrichia could be present on the veins as well. I went trough the key again and based on the three stripes on the mesonotum and the black bristles, I'd call it
M. vittata.
