Posted by Widus on 19-09-2020 16:07
#10
I can also discard
Mydaea nubila which is shorter than 7.7 mm and which also has darkened halteres
So it seems it is
Mydaea ancilla. The mediotergite indeed appears shiny black and not pruinose (although I could not take a convincing pictures of this structure on my specimen as the wings were hiding it). Supporting criteria include:
- scutum with 4 very dark stripes
- posterior crossvein oblique
- prealar seta about 3/4 of posterior notopleural, although here pra is 85-91% of post nt (based on two measurements from different images)
- katepisternals 1 + 2
- fore tibia without posterior seta
- hind tibia with 2-3 anterodorsals and 2-3 anteroventrals
Edited by Widus on 20-09-2020 11:53