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 California heleomyzid - Pseudoleria male? >>> Pseudoleria sp.
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 26-11-2021 17:36
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Hi all - I captured this 3-4 mm heleomyzid male in a pitfall trap in the Mojave desert in mid-October of this year. It seems to key pretty easily to Pseudoleria in the Manual of Nearctic Diptera, but I was hoping someone could confirm or correct my ID? Thanks! Ken Schneider San Francisco, CA Edited by kschnei1000 on 29-11-2021 02:24 |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 26-11-2021 17:46
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Face. Sorry, having trouble adding photos, hopefully not posting many duplicates... |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 26-11-2021 17:48
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Lateral head. |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 26-11-2021 17:49
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Wing. |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 26-11-2021 17:51
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Lateral thorax - anepimeron/pteropleuron with prominent bristles.
Edited by kschnei1000 on 26-11-2021 17:52 |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 26-11-2021 17:54
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Mid tibia with several apical bristles, but no proximal bristles. |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 26-11-2021 17:56
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Scutum. |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 26-11-2021 17:57
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Prosternum appears bare. |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 26-11-2021 17:59
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Basitarsus with small protuberance distally, mentioned in Gill 1962 for Pseudoleria. |
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| Andrzej |
Posted on 26-11-2021 20:48
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Yes! It is!
dr. A. J. Woznica, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wroclaw University of Environmental & Life Sciences |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 29-11-2021 02:24
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Andrzej wrote: Yes! It is! Thanks Andrzej! |
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but don't see the image in the post.
