Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Conopidae - Leopoldius diadematus (male)
#1
Hello,
In the south of France, September 23, 2014.
I hesitate between
Leopoldius and
Conops.
Thanks for your advice
#4
It seems to me that the posterior transverse vein is connected to the R cell at half its length? Or very close to half!
Posted by
eklans on 04-12-2022 17:11
#5
Hello Liliane, the snout is very short and yellowish - I think it's a
Leopoldius cf. signatus, male.
#6
Thanks a lot Eric,
I had thought of
Conops silaceus, a Mediterranean species that also seems to have a yellowish snout. But I have a hard time appreciating the length of the snout.
Maybe this would be
Leopoldius diadematus? I see that
Leopoldius signatus has a black spot on the femurs 3 while here the femurs are entirely yellow.
Posted by
eklans on 04-12-2022 18:15
#7
You are right: L. signatus has that black spot on femur 3. L. diatematus should have the "yellow stripe on frons as wide as the black one, front border of black stripe with two yellow incisions" (van Veen key), but I cannot see the frons good enough.
#8
If it is indeed the yellow and the black bands on the head, I have this bad photo that allows you to see the width of the bands and the pattern of the yellow band.
Posted by
eklans on 04-12-2022 21:00
#9
Yes, that's the black band with the 2 yellow incisions!
