Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Leopoldius brevirostris? --> Leopoldius brevirostris or L. signatus

Posted by Sundew on 20-05-2020 11:24
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May be... The problem is: it is a male. Only females can be identified without fail, their genitalia are very typical. According to Falk (https://www.flick...078290811/), L. brevirostris has broad black streaks down the face and entirely yellow hind femora. The first character matches well, the second less. Van Veen (https://home.hccn...ldius.html) says the snout should be blackish, which is not convincing here. Mielczarek (https://www.resea..._in_Krakow) depicts a L. brevirostris male without the black facial streaks and with the hind femora partially black. So what can we conclude? I adhere to "may be" - sorry!
Regards, Sundew