Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Paykullia maculata copula?

Posted by Mizar on 07-07-2018 09:43
#1

Napoli, Italy, 20 May. Could it be Paykullia maculata? Or maybe Paykullia partenopea? Only the female has yellow/orange femurs.

Posted by Mizar on 07-07-2018 09:44
#2

Mizar wrote:
Napoli, Italy, 20 May. Could it be Paykullia maculata? Or maybe Paykullia partenopea? Only the female has yellow/orange femurs.

Posted by Mizar on 07-07-2018 09:44
#3

Mizar wrote:
Mizar wrote:
Napoli, Italy, 20 May. Could it be Paykullia maculata? Or maybe Paykullia partenopea? Only the female has yellow/orange femurs.

Posted by Zeegers on 07-07-2018 10:35
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aneed to study this one. The vertex of the male seems unusually narrow. Colouration is not very stable in Paykullia.

Theo

Posted by Mizar on 07-07-2018 11:15
#5

Thanks Theo. So they remain Paykullia sp.

Posted by Mizar on 04-04-2019 18:32
#6

Paykullia nubilipennis! Interesting species.