Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Blue Muscidae? June 19, 2007

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 20-06-2007 13:57
#1
Ozhigovo station, Naro-Fominsk district, Moscow region. size around 7 to 8 mm.

Posted by Kahis on 20-06-2007 14:31
#2
Hydrotaea ignava ?

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 20-06-2007 14:40
#3
Thanks a lot Jere - unfortunately it wasn't collected, but I'm prerry sure I can find it there again sitting on Urtica or Filipendula leaves together with Thelaira nigripes which is abundant in that location.

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 11-07-2007 08:53
#4
I've collected a very similar one on July 10 on leaves of Corylus avellana. Size 7.5 mm. Maybe the pictures would help to confirm ID?

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 11-07-2007 08:53
#5
The head.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 11-07-2007 12:34
#6
It is another Hydrotaea: you can see ventral spine on f3...

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 11-07-2007 14:55
#7
Many thanks Nikita - now the difference's clear to me Wink.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 18-07-2007 14:08
#8
Hi Black.
I've just collected a couple of same males.
Your and my males are Hydrotaea diadolus - I'm sure, you can send images to Gallery - ventral spine on f3 + 2 very long updirected setas on apex of f2 are inmistakable!
Your first female has all nessesary characters of H.diabolus too, but in this case I'd prefer to see the specimens.
Nikita

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 19-07-2007 08:42
#9
Many thanks Nikita.