Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Drosophilidae_ID? (Cacoxenus indigator)
Posted by Mucha Fero on 11-03-2014 20:03
#1
Please identify Drosophilidae flies. Slovak Republic, Malá Fatra, approximately altitude cca 500 m a. s. l. Thank you very much for your help. Best regards! Fote date: 11.03.2014.
Edited by Mucha Fero on 12-03-2014 06:27
Posted by Jan Willem on 11-03-2014 21:31
#2
Cacoxenus indagator
Corrected the name after Stephane pointed out a misspelling.
Edited by Jan Willem on 22-06-2014 11:12
Posted by Mucha Fero on 12-03-2014 06:25
#3
Jan Willem thank you very much.
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 22-06-2014 10:21
#4
Hello, just to avoid Google pollution with erroneous names, this is
Cacoxenus indagator. ;)
Posted by Jan Willem on 22-06-2014 11:12
#5
Thanks for the correction Stephane!
Posted by Paul Beuk on 26-09-2014 11:10
#6
Revisited after '
indagator' was suggested for a milichiid in another thread and checking out that correction.
Checking images of
indagator it was quite noticeable that the halteres are whitish. The pictures above clearly show dark halters. Continuing with the remainder of the body colour, this specimen is over all much more black than standard
indagator. Two
Cacoxenus species have dark halters,
exiguus and
inquilinus. Characters mentioned in the
Cacoxenus key deal with genitalia, placement of orbital setae and colour of the mesonotum. However, these are not nicely set to separate these two species (that is just based on the placement of the orbital setae and even that character is not 100% definite). Since the placemnt is poorly visible in these images, ID is not certain.