Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phileris possompesi?

Posted by EPascual on 17-02-2019 21:38
#1
Hi, could this guys be Phileris possompesi? Photographs taken by Joan Balfagon, September 2018, coastal sand dune habitat at the east of Spain. Regards
Edited by EPascual on 17-02-2019 21:42

Posted by Quaedfliegh on 17-02-2019 21:53
#2
Interesting picture! It certainly looks like a Phileris species but a closer look at the hypopygium would be necessary, just recently also Phileris prionstylus was added to the Spanish list. Is there a lateral view of the hypopygium?

Posted by EPascual on 17-02-2019 22:04
#3
I am sorry but there are no more male photographs. I thought the detail from this picture whas high enough to diagnose possompesi VS prionostylus according to Tsacas&Weinberg 1976. Thank you for your answer anyway Reinoud TumbsUp

Posted by EPascual on 17-02-2019 22:05
#4
Another one

Posted by EPascual on 17-02-2019 22:07
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Another one

Posted by EPascual on 17-02-2019 22:07
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another

Posted by EPascual on 17-02-2019 22:08
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Another

Posted by Quaedfliegh on 18-02-2019 00:47
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I do admit that this hypopygium looks different from prionostylus but to be sure a closer look would/could be enlightening. For now I (just being cautious), I think it might very well be P. cf possompesi. Could you give a more precise location?

Posted by EPascual on 18-02-2019 06:27
#9
Of course, the location of the pictures is Valencia, Spain, coastal sand dunes. Thanks again.