Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pherbellia sp, Sciomyzidae, Hungary, June 2007

Posted by Xespok on 23-09-2007 22:40
#1
Similar to one of the recently posted flies.
Edited by Xespok on 24-09-2007 08:23

Posted by Xespok on 23-09-2007 22:41
#2
Another view.

Posted by Xespok on 23-09-2007 22:41
#3
Lateral view.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 23-09-2007 22:54
#4
Another Pherbellia - looks a bit like brunnipes, but Nikita may have other suggestions

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 24-09-2007 00:14
#5
Tony, I don't think it is Ph.brunnipes - it has long mid-frontal stripe, almost till anterior margin of frons. Also brunnipes has contrasting dark forelegs.
My impression is Pherbellia argyra - whittish foremargin of frons, short mid-stripe. Also it iseems to me that image N2 shows rather long plumose arista.
I'm not 100% sure, still...
Nikita

Posted by Kahis on 24-09-2007 07:02
#6
Perbellia, but not argyra, which has a really silvery frons as the name implies.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 24-09-2007 09:18
#7
I agreed and agree that it may be impossible to put species level name on this Pherbellia.
But I disagree with silvery frons as reliable character for Ph.argyra.
I just reexamined my good amount of collected Ph.argyra (this species is easily IDed by combination of plumose arista and bare hind margin of mesopleuron). Whittish (silverish) pruinose pattern on frons may be very weekly developed and being visible only from several angle of view. But fore 1/3 of frons is always light-yellowish in contrast with brownish hind part of frons.
Nikita