Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Anthomyiidae, Anthomyia? from Romania

Posted by cosmln on 09-05-2007 21:24
#1
HI,

an Anthomiid (i think) photographed at Baile Herculane (Hercules Bath) in 7.april.2007
found on a tree, aprox size 7mm

cosmln

EDIT: title changed

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Edited by cosmln on 16-05-2007 07:48

Posted by cosmln on 09-05-2007 21:25
#2
2 (and last):

Posted by Juergen Peters on 09-05-2007 21:46
#3
Hello!

Anthomyia cf. pluvialis.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 09-05-2007 21:48
#4
Anthomyia species (not pluvialis) male.
According to Mike Ackland, the post-sutural lateral black spot is separated from the small spot above the wing base in pluvialis, but usually joined in the related species. Using this character, pluvialis is shown in this image -
http://home.scarl...iaplu.html, but the images of "pluvialis" in Diptera.info gallery are not that species.
Edited by Tony Irwin on 09-05-2007 22:07

Posted by cosmln on 09-05-2007 21:50
#5
Tony Irwin wrote:
Anthomyia species (not pluvialis) male


thanks Tony & J?rgen,
not collected so will remain so.

cosmln

Posted by Paul Beuk on 09-05-2007 22:20
#6
Tony Irwin wrote:
but the images of "pluvialis" in Diptera.info gallery are not that species.

I never was happy with the identifications when looking at keys but they are not my field of expertise, so I shut up and let others do the dirty work and get the honour. Pfft

Posted by pierred on 10-05-2007 06:02
#7
Hello,

Tony Irwin wrote:
According to Mike Ackland, the post-sutural lateral black spot is separated from the small spot above the wing base in pluvialis, but usually joined in the related species.


Thanks for adding this criterion.