Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pallopteridae collected on June 23, 2006

Posted by Jan Willem on 23-06-2006 18:23
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Hello Dima,

Dima wrote:

It seems my family labels were a bit premature again


Not entirely so. The first two pictures are indeed of a pallopterid! These are pictures of Palloptera saltuum (Temnosira saltuum if you like), a male. This species displays sexual dimorphism. Amongst other things the bristles are yellow in the males whereas these are black in the females.

Jan Willem