Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Angioneura sp?
Posted by Waldgeist on 24-07-2020 00:51
#1
Austria, Götzendorf, 19-Jul-2020
Note the wing venation
Posted by Zeegers on 25-07-2020 09:10
#2
Yes, but why not simply female Melanomyia ?
Wing venation is the same.
Theo
Posted by Zeegers on 25-07-2020 09:10
#3
Yes, but why not simply female Melanomyia ?
Wing venation is the same.
Theo
Posted by Waldgeist on 25-07-2020 12:49
#4
I don't think so, Melanomya sp. do not have that many bristles on the legs and have darkened wings. I've observed a few Melanomya sp. myself.
Edited by Waldgeist on 25-07-2020 12:51
Posted by John Carr on 25-07-2020 14:58
#5
Zeegers wrote:
Yes, but why not simply female Melanomyia ?
Wing venation is the same.
Theo
I don't know what generic limits look like in Europe these days. Downes (1986) recognized one species of
Melanomya s. str.,
M. nana with black halteres (vs. white here). The former subgenera
Angioneura and
Opsodexia are now full genera in North America. There is also
Melanomya (Eggisops) pecchiolii which Downes distinguished based on characters I can't see clearly.
Posted by Zeegers on 25-07-2020 15:42
#6
You are totally right. I had never seen Angioneura on a flower.
I am not familiar with A. cyrtoneurina, this looks good as acerba to me.
Theo