Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pterella penicillaris male? >Miltogramma (oestracea?)
Posted by piros on 14-11-2012 15:50
#1
Hi, I found this Miltogrammine fly on 19.05.2012, near Mórahalom, about 20 km. W. of Szeged, S. Hungary. The reason I think it is P. penicillaris is that I found a description of several Pterella sp. here:
http://archive.org/details/spixiana2426199799zool
and I believe I can see a small bunch of long setae originating from the penultimate tarsal joint of the fist leg, a character that seems specific to P. penicillaris (where the name derives from, I presume).
Can someone confirm or correct this ID?
Best regards,
Henrik
Edited by piros on 21-11-2012 18:55
Posted by piros on 14-11-2012 15:55
#2
And a crop showing the fist leg:
Edited by piros on 14-11-2012 15:58
Posted by piros on 19-11-2012 13:41
#3
I'd like to give this one another chance. This is the only picture I have, but I can make tolerable enlargements of any details that might help identification.
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 20-11-2012 20:36
#4
Pterella have a pair of vibrissae. I think it's a
Miltogramma.
Posted by piros on 21-11-2012 18:54
#5
Thank you very much, Stephane! And indeed, Miltogramma oestracea males have such a long, arched ad seta on the 4th tarsal segment of the foreleg:)!
Best regards,
Henrik
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 21-11-2012 21:14
#6
That was also my thought, I'm not specialist though. ;)
Posted by piros on 11-12-2012 14:05
#7
Thank you, Stephane! (Sorry for late reply!) May I name this fly Miltogramma oestracea, or there should be some reservations?
Regards,
Henrik
Edited by piros on 11-12-2012 14:06