Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sepsidae species = Nemopoda nitidula male
Posted by johnes81 on 14-09-2017 18:03
#1
Berlin - September
I have no experience with Sepsidae. I think that this species is of the Sepsidae family, so I hope that I am correct. I am trying to reach a species. I must admit that the terminalia is strange to me. I am not familiar with this family, so I haven't dissected the terminalia. I want to research first.
Edited by johnes81 on 15-09-2017 23:01
Posted by johnes81 on 14-09-2017 18:04
#2
lateral
Posted by johnes81 on 14-09-2017 18:04
#3
lateral closeup
Posted by johnes81 on 14-09-2017 18:05
#4
tuft of hairs under wing
Posted by johnes81 on 14-09-2017 18:05
#5
calypters/squamae
Posted by johnes81 on 14-09-2017 18:05
#6
antenna (arista bare)
Posted by johnes81 on 14-09-2017 18:06
#7
palpi (look like a brownish-gray or taupe color)
Posted by johnes81 on 14-09-2017 18:07
#8
abdomen
Posted by johnes81 on 14-09-2017 18:07
#9
terminalia
Posted by johnes81 on 14-09-2017 18:08
#10
wing
Posted by Paul Beuk on 14-09-2017 21:12
#11
Nemopoda nitidula
Posted by johnes81 on 14-09-2017 21:45
#12
Thank You Sir Paul. I am not familiar with Sepsidae. I have seen them before but I've never tried to identify one. I don't have keys yet. Sepsidae are very difficult to work with at the microscope. At least this one is difficult. Anyway,
Thank You very much.
Edited by johnes81 on 14-09-2017 21:45
Posted by johnes81 on 15-09-2017 23:12
#13
definitely Nemopoda nitidula. I found a pdf with drawings of genitalia and keys:
Pont & Meier The Sepsidae of Europe
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rudolf_Meier/publication/263429542_The_Sepsidae_Diptera_of_Europe/links/0046353ad408a4937d000000/The-Sepsidae-Diptera-of-Europe.pdf
page 127 shows the hypopygium which is easily matched with my specimen.
Thank You very much Sir Paul :)