Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ephydridae?
Posted by Mizar on 28-03-2018 11:12
#1
Sicily (Italy), 1 August. On the coast at the mouth of a river. Maybe
Mosillus subsultans?
Posted by Tony Irwin on 28-03-2018 11:16
#2
I think more likely
Chlorichaeta
Posted by Mizar on 28-03-2018 11:17
#3
Mizar wrote:
Sicily (Italy), 1 August. On the coast at the mouth of a river. Maybe Mosillus subsultans?
Posted by Mizar on 28-03-2018 23:28
#4
Tony Irwin wrote:
I think more likely Chlorichaeta
Thanks, Tony! You've been too fast for my eyes.
I have another question. Is it true that in Sicily is reported only
C. albipennis
Posted by Tony Irwin on 29-03-2018 01:26
#5
Yes,
albipennis is the only species recorded from Sicily (in fact it was described from Sicilian specimens). The other European species
tuberculosa is recorded from Sardinia, but nowhere else in Italy.
Posted by Mizar on 29-03-2018 11:14
#6
Wonderful! Thank you Tony. So this one I photographed is Chlorichaeta albipennis!
Posted by Tony Irwin on 29-03-2018 19:12
#7
Probably. If there are 3 to 5 large tubercles on each side of the scutellum, it's
albipennis. If there are only two tubercles on each side of the scutellum, then it's
tuberculosa.
Posted by Mizar on 30-03-2018 09:53
#8
The images are not quite defined, I trusted in the geographical distribution
Posted by Tony Irwin on 30-03-2018 11:03
#9
Indeed. Our knowledge of the geographical distribution of flies is incomplete - many new country records have been posted on Diptera.info, so I'm always cautious about using known distribution to identify a fly. There's no reason why
tuberculosa shouldn't occur in Sicily, as it is recorded from Sardinia, Algeria, Greece and Egypt.