Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sphaeroceridae

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 27-01-2023 20:57
#1

Hi,

Unfortunately I only have bad pictures. Can the genus or species of this fly still be determined?

Greetings,
Marion

Germany, Saxony, end of Sept. 2022, on a dead aspen

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 27-01-2023 20:58
#2

2nd picture

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 27-01-2023 20:58
#3

3rd picture

Posted by daveb21 on 28-01-2023 09:41
#4

I would think Spelobia; there are a few with yellow faces so not easy from this, if the thorax is as shiny as it seems then maybe S. belanica? That is a just a thought, we really need to see the setae on the mid tibia to be more certain.

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 28-01-2023 19:23
#5

Thanks, daveb21.
I looked again for the pictures. The setae on the mid tibia are not visible. The thorax was grey.

Greetings, Marion