Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cylindromyia auriceps?

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:19
#1
Here are two specimen I collected at the same place (nutrient-poor grassland in the very east of Niedersachsen, Germany, Landkreis Lüneburg).
Using Tschorsning & Herting (2005), I end up with C. auriceps, though I'm unsure about some features.
The first one is from 20th August 2021.
Edited by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:31

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:20
#2
1. Hind tibia with pv-bristles

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:21
#3
2. crossed apical scutellar bristles present

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:22
#4
3. Abdomen with discal bristles
Edited by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:22

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:24
#5
4. head with antennae

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:25
#6
5. middle tibia

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:26
#7
The second one (21st August 2021) lokks a little different, but I come to the same conclusion.

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:27
#8
hind tibia

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:28
#9
apical scutellar bristles

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:29
#10
abdomen

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:29
#11
head

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 14-01-2022 20:30
#12
middle tibia

Posted by Zeegers on 15-01-2022 10:52
#13
Yes, Jan that is auriceps.
It is common in eastern Europe, but getting rare to the west. No confirmed records from either NL or B. So Luneburg is promising !


Theo

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 15-01-2022 13:02
#14
Thank you, Theo!
So this is the 2nd and 3rd record for Niedersachsen Smile

Jann