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Platypezidae (Polyporivora picta)
Christine Devillers
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Is it impossible to give a name to this one?.......Paraplatypeza?
About 6 mm, on a leaf of Sedum, Spa (Belgium)
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A typical female of Polyporivora picta: two first antennal segments brownish-yellow, the black median stipe on thorax reaching scutellum (which is also black), tergite II with a pair of grey spots, tergites III to V with triangular black basal markings.
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and this belongs to the Platypezidae family not Paraplatypezidae. Smile
 
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Yes, certainly P. picta these two dots on tergite II is very good character.
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Thanks all of you for the identification

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