Thread subject: Diptera.info :: which fly? -> Berkshiria hungarica

Posted by ole on 01-06-2021 15:15
#1
First thought of Stratiomyidae (Neopachygaster meromelas) but antennae seems to misfits....

Found in rather dark forest on dead aspen (Populus tremula) near Copenhagen.

Thanks in advance,
Ole
Edited by ole on 02-06-2021 10:18

Posted by ole on 01-06-2021 15:17
#2
- unfortunately no pix from above

Posted by John Carr on 01-06-2021 16:14
#3
Reminds me of the North American Berkshiria albistylum but the antenna is slightly different. Do you have that genus in Europe?

Posted by Tony Irwin on 01-06-2021 17:48
#4
Berkshiria hungarica (known from Sweden) is very similar to albistylum

Posted by ole on 01-06-2021 22:49
#5
Hi!

Berkshiria hungarica seems not to be recorded from Denmark acc. to https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/6da81831-ebbc-4f5e-8665-a4bb1529750f

Seems Berkshiria hungarica is syn. albistylum: https://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=8246&rowstart=20

I´ve heavily croped the image to show the antennae,

Can the ID be confirmed?

Posted by Paul Beuk on 02-06-2021 06:47
#6
ID confirmed and, no, they are not synonyms. See the last post in the thread quoted.

Posted by ole on 02-06-2021 09:25
#7
Thank you very much for confirmation, Paul.
- and reading it once more I see I got it vrong, they are not syn.

Best regards, Ole