Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 2080 Joined: 23.06.15
Hi, I found this specimen indoors, in early January in Vienna. We have a small christmas tree, so maybe it comes from there?
There are no oak trees nearby, and counting the antenna segments I reached less than 30, which comes closer to the conifer-loving C. pineticola, although that number is lower than what is described for that species (by Aspöck & Aspöck).
But there are only those two species in that genus and I think other genera can be excluded.
Cheers, Lorin
Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated.
My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated.
I have just received the very sad news that Peter Chandler has died after a fall at home yesterday. I have no other details at the moment. We shall miss him terribly.
Anyone have scans of the Genus Semaranga in:
1)Kanmiya, K. (1983) A systematic study of the Japanese Chloropidae (Diptera).
2) Andersson, H. (1977 Taxonomic and Phylogenetic studies on Chloropid
Dr Michael von Tschirnhaus, a leading expert on Chloropidae and Agromyzidae, died on 16 September 2025 at the age of 86. He will be greatly missed by the international community. R.I.P.
Anyone has the scan of "Harkness, R. D.; Ismay, J. W. 1976: A new species of Trachysiphonella (Dipt., Chloropidae) from Greece, associated with an ant Cataglyphis bicolor (F.) (Hym., Formicidae)
