Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Robber from Wiltshire. UK

Posted by SteveC on 25-01-2009 13:13
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Danny Wolff wrote:
Hi,

this is a female Leptarthrus brevirostris.

Greetings, Danny Wolff


Many thanks Danny.
All the features fit, except one, the abdomen on my specimen has grey 'blobs' on each tergite whereas the specimen in 'Stubbs & Drake' is all black. The description also states a black abdomen. Could mine be recently emerged and the grey is just an artefact of being a 'fresh' specimen?
Cheers,
Steve.
Edit: just looked at some pics in Malcolm Storeys excellent Bioimages website and it is clear that these grey markings are only visible in lateral views - from a dorsal position the abdomen appears entirely black; mystery solved and thanks again Danny:)

Edited by SteveC on 25-01-2009 16:25