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 Leucophenga (Leucophenga) macula, Drosophilidae, Hungary
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| Xespok |
Posted on 23-10-2006 18:00
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
1st image.
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| Xespok |
Posted on 23-10-2006 18:01
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
2nd picture.
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-10-2006 19:02
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My feeling tells me it is Drosophilidae but I cannot give an immediate species identity.
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 23-10-2006 20:01
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The long prescutellar acrostichals and general colouration suggest Leucophenga. The spotted abdomen and other colouration are right for Leucophenga maculata female.
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| Xespok |
Posted on 23-10-2006 20:33
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Paul, Tony, thx for the help. Papp described another L. species, L. hungarica frorm Hungary in 2000. Can you exclude that species? |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-10-2006 20:35
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I thought about Leucophenga maculata but I miss the silvery pilosity on the mesonotum. There should be some in L. maculata females. However, the wings are clear, as they should be in maculata, so you may be right. I need to check if I have the description of hungarica to check.
Edited by Paul Beuk on 23-10-2006 20:36 Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-10-2006 20:40
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Well, luckily I had a reprint and I can tell it is NOT L. hungarica, as that species does not have the dark markings on the scutellum and does not have spots on the abdomen.
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 23-10-2006 21:32
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7344 Joined: 19.11.04 |
The description of maculata in Baechli et al (Fauna Entomologica Scandanavica) suggests that the female of maculata does not have silvery-white markings on the mesonotum. I have to say I don't have a female of maculata to examine - my remarks are based on this description. As Paul says, hungarica has a completely different abdominal pattern.
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| Xespok |
Posted on 24-10-2006 20:02
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Paul, Tony thx for your response. I think this female was placing eggs to some rottening timber poles. |
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