Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dystolmus kiesenwetteri?

Posted by Bert Oving on 21-11-2016 20:12
#1
Could this be Dystolmus kiesenwetteri?
Found in Provence, South France.
Photos taken by Karin Oving
Edited by Bert Oving on 21-11-2016 21:32

Posted by Bert Oving on 21-11-2016 20:17
#2
Photo taken by Karin Oving
Edited by Bert Oving on 21-11-2016 20:20

Posted by Bert Oving on 21-11-2016 20:17
#3
Photo taken by Karin Oving
Edited by Bert Oving on 21-11-2016 20:20

Posted by Quaedfliegh on 22-11-2016 01:17
#4
Hello Bert,

I don't think this is D. kiesenwetteri, still looks more like a Machimus sp female. But a better look at the ovipositor would be very helpful. http://www.biodiversidadvirtual.org/insectarium/Dystomus-kiesenwetteri-(Loew-1854)-img602052.html

Here you can see the shape of the ovipositor.... : )

Posted by Bert Oving on 22-11-2016 11:34
#5
Thanks for your help!
Unfortunately we have no other pictures.

Posted by Quaedfliegh on 22-11-2016 14:59
#6
On second thought, i think your ID is right! The ovipositor is simply hidden behind a stone and makes it appear more triangular. The reason why i had to think of Machimus. The ribbed dorsal side of the ovipositor is the same as that of kiesenwetteri.....the cerci seem to be wedged in the ovipositor.
Edited by Quaedfliegh on 22-11-2016 15:09

Posted by Bert Oving on 22-11-2016 19:45
#7
Thanks again Reinoud, nice to hear! Grin