Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tetanocera ferruginea > Elgiva sp.

Posted by atylotus on 17-04-2017 09:39
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Definitely Elgiva spec. In this genus the ventral anal lobes are fused at the base and the ventro-lateral lobes are constricted only in the ventral part. ID to species level in young stages are quite difficult if not impossible.
In some similar Tetanocera spec. and Sepedon spec. the ventral lobes are not fused at the base and the ventro-lateral lobes are constricted in dorsal and ventral part.