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 Dolichopodidae - Hercostomus exarticulatus? - Greece
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| Xeroporcellio |
Posted on 15-10-2023 11:35
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Hello, I have the following female Dolichopodidae from Lesvos, Greece. Using Grichanov 2007 I managed to identify the genus as Hercostomus and, using the key for the females, as H. exarticulatus. What do you believe? Below, I provide photos of the specimen, as well as the characters I used in the key: 1) Femora yellow. 2) Lower postocular setae light. 3) Antennae entirely black. 4) Fore tibia without median posteroventral seta. 5) Proboscis dark. 6) Wing veins R4+5 and M1+2 convergent, at least at apex. 7) Scutellum bare. 8) Metepimeron black. 9) Basal segment of antennal stylus not thickened at apex. Xeroporcellio attached the following image:  [44.17Kb] |
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| Xeroporcellio |
Posted on 15-10-2023 11:35
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Arista.
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| Xeroporcellio |
Posted on 15-10-2023 11:35
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Ciliae-1.
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Posted on 15-10-2023 11:36
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Ciliae-2.
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| Xeroporcellio |
Posted on 15-10-2023 11:36
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Fore tibia.
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| Xeroporcellio |
Posted on 15-10-2023 11:37
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Head.
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| Xeroporcellio |
Posted on 15-10-2023 11:37
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Hind femur.
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| Xeroporcellio |
Posted on 15-10-2023 11:38
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Mouthparts.
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| Xeroporcellio |
Posted on 15-10-2023 11:38
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Pleurae.
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Posted on 15-10-2023 11:39
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Postpedicel.
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Posted on 15-10-2023 11:39
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Scutellum.
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Posted on 15-10-2023 11:39
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Thorax.
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| Igor Grichanov |
Posted on 16-10-2023 10:29
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It is not H. exarticulatus. There is a recently described species with similar characters. Unfortunately, its female was poorly described. Hercostomus thraciensis Kechev et Negrobov, 2015: Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 67 (2): 200. Type locality: Bulgaria: Basha site, northwest of the town of Chirpan, 148 m. Palaearctic: Bulgaria, Israel, Turkey. Igor Grichanov |
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| Xeroporcellio |
Posted on 16-10-2023 11:12
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Igor Grichanov wrote: It is not H. exarticulatus. There is a recently described species with similar characters. Unfortunately, its female was poorly described. Hercostomus thraciensis Kechev et Negrobov, 2015: Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 67 (2): 200. Type locality: Bulgaria: Basha site, northwest of the town of Chirpan, 148 m. Palaearctic: Bulgaria, Israel, Turkey. Thanks a lot for the reply! Unfortunately, currently, we only have this one female. However, my colleague will try to collect more next spring! |
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