Posted by benoit gilles on 03-08-2022 17:59
#1
Goodnight all,
I am new to the Sciomyzidae, I think I identify this specimen as
Tetanocera robusta.
What do you think ?
Thank You,
Benoît
Size : 6-7mm
Locality : near Agen - France
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-08-2022 21:18
#5
Tetanocera, yes. Not robusta.
1. See Vala, J. (1989) Faune de France: France et régions Limitrophes. Vol. 72. Diptères sciomyzidae euro-méditerranéens. Paris: Fédération Française des Sociétés de Sciences Naturelles Publ., 300 p. T. robusta not recorded for France. No wonder, it is North species.
2. Your fly has at apex of f3 ad and pd setae opposite each other (robusta hasn't such setae). So, your Tetanocera is arrogans or montana.
Posted by benoit gilles on 04-08-2022 07:45
#6
Thank you Nikita for this information !
Indeed, I was wrong...
By the criteria, it looks like
T. arrogans.
Best,
Benoît