Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Therevidae male - Pandivirilia melaleuca?

Posted by Sundew on 03-07-2020 15:23
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Ah - that's very interesting! Van Veen's key likewise says for P. caesia: "Male: abdomen in top view black with silverish dust only at the side margin", which I found to be incongruous with my fly. Also the habitat "little stream marshes at the start of streams" did not match, as my fly was on a woody hill with no trace of a stream anywhere. The flight period "June" of P. caesia seemed too late for my fly that was seen on May 15th. P. melaleuca was said to fly already in May. - The linked picture of P. melaleuca, however, looks very different (recalling Acrosathe), so, relying on your great experience, I gladly accept P. caesia - many thanks indeed!

Edited by Sundew on 03-07-2020 15:30