Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Male Sargus, Jerusalem
Posted by GlassOWater on 06-11-2007 11:07
#1
The pictures are from today. The most beautiful fly I have ever seen.
Edited by GlassOWater on 06-11-2007 19:19
Posted by GlassOWater on 06-11-2007 11:07
#2
Second view:
Posted by GlassOWater on 06-11-2007 11:08
#3
Third view:
Posted by GlassOWater on 06-11-2007 11:09
#4
Fourth view:
Posted by Zeegers on 06-11-2007 11:43
#5
Stratiomyiidae, I'd say Sargus, but a weird one, ask Martin Hauser.
Theo
Posted by GlassOWater on 06-11-2007 12:27
#6
Aha! It seems like the right family! :D But isn't it supposed to be written Stratiomyidae (1 i)?
My book suggests
S. maculatus. The description fits, except for the fact that this specimen is almost twice as long...:o
Posted by Zeegers on 06-11-2007 15:12
#7
I have commented before on my way of spelling.
I correct misspellings, whether the Code allows me or not.
I will understand you if you spell with one i, and I think you did when I wrote it with two ii.
Theo
Posted by GlassOWater on 06-11-2007 19:20
#8
Of course I understand :) Just wanted to be sure. I'm new in this "business" after all...
Posted by Maddin on 06-11-2007 19:50
#9
It is Sargus maculatus (Lindner, 1936), Only known from Cyprus and Israel. It is a rare species, gratulation!
Cheers
Martin
Edited by Maddin on 06-11-2007 19:51
Posted by GlassOWater on 07-11-2007 08:39
#10
Great! I even have the specimen! It died about an hour after I took this pictures. :D But the book still bugs me... It says that the length of S. maculatus is 10 mm, and mine is 18. Typo?