Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Anthomyia pluvialis male

Posted by johnes81 on 19-05-2018 12:08
#18

Nota bene: I am very tired lately and i made an error yesterday while dissecting the genitalia. I am used to spiders, thus, i use clove oil to clear the genitalia for better viewing. The clove oil can be watery at times and not good with diptera. I had trouble separating the aedeagus last night. After moving parts out of the oil, i seem to have lost the aedeagus. I think that i found it but i cannot be sure since i have not seen the aedeagus of an Anthomyia species. Thus, i will post my photo and hopefully this is correct. However, i seem to have broken the setae that is useful for id. Perhaps we can judge the shape alone? sorry. I have been exhausted lately and i sometimes make mistakes.