Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Empis with exserted long pennis-->Empis s.str. sp. n.
Posted by rafael_carbonell on 20-03-2020 21:34
#1
This male
Empis was found draught in a pool; it's a bit descomposed so I prefered not to dry it, but it seems
Empis s. str. The long curved pennis should be a clue to know the species, I hope. Body length: 4.2 mm. (Spain: Girona: Beuda: March 19th 2020)
Edited by rafael_carbonell on 23-03-2020 23:01
Posted by rafael_carbonell on 20-03-2020 21:38
#2
End of pennis with an "U" shape. I can bleach it if necessary.
Posted by rafael_carbonell on 20-03-2020 21:41
#3
Legs are dark brown and the hind basitarsi are swollen
Posted by rafael_carbonell on 20-03-2020 21:44
#4
Axillary excision in wing acute. The two upper veins from the discal cell are complete to the wing margin.
Posted by rafael_carbonell on 23-03-2020 21:58
#5
Igor Shamsev wrote it is possible it to be a new Empis s.str. species as there are many undescribed Empis s.str. in the Mediterranean region.
Edited by rafael_carbonell on 23-03-2020 21:59