Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Psilopa nitidula / rutilans ♀
Posted by Elena Regina on 30-12-2023 00:04
#1
Lazio, 2023-XII, TBL 1.8 mm
Edited by Elena Regina on 25-02-2024 22:44
Posted by John Carr on 30-12-2023 03:43
#2
Ephydridae
Posted by Paul Beuk on 30-12-2023 09:53
#3
Psilopa
Posted by Paul Beuk on 10-01-2024 10:41
#4
It is in the group with
P. nitidula but most of the legs are not properly visible to aid in identification. According to Drake (2013) vein R
2+3 should be longer in
nitidula and that lead to
compta in his key, but he mentions two other (non-British) species of which one had yellow antennae:
rutilans (described from Italy). If the face is glossy, then this species, if matt, then it should be
compta.
Posted by Elena Regina on 23-01-2024 01:14
#5
Psilopa rutilans?
Posted by Paul Beuk on 25-01-2024 09:21
#6
Elena Regina wrote:
Psilopa rutilans?
Yes
Posted by nielsyese on 30-01-2024 21:17
#7
The front tibiae and tarsi are totally black, that would favour
P. nitidula. I am not sure, the character of the lenght of R2+3 is not easy to judge from the pictures.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 02-02-2024 08:59
#8
Even with these yellow antennae...?
Posted by nielsyese on 03-02-2024 21:01
#9
P. nitidula has in Dutch specimens also a variable colour in antennae: they can be nearly all black or yellow-orange, although there always seems to be a darker dorsal streak on the postpedicel. Unfortunately, I do not have seen specimens of P. rutilans (which is now a synonym of P. clara, I think).