Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scaptomyza flava?

Posted by djo on 24-08-2023 22:01
#1
Based on the orbital bristles. Although it seems very grey, and the oviscapt is not as square as I thought it should be.

Could it be Scaptomyza graminum or Scaptomyza griseola?

Posted by djo on 24-08-2023 22:01
#2
Based on the orbital bristles. Although it seems very grey, and teh oviscapt is not as square as I thought it should be. Could it be Scaptomyza graminum or
Scaptomyza griseola?

Posted by Jan Maca on 25-08-2023 19:44
#3
Baechli et al. 2004, in The Drosophilidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark
distinguish two species with "flava-like" orbitals: S.flava and S. montana. Male genitalia are important for their identification.

Posted by djo on 25-08-2023 21:20
#4
Hmmm.... I think montana sensu Baechli hasn't been recorded in the UK (according to the UK list montana as reported by Baseden is actually an undescribed species ...)