Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dioctria-like with striking hind-legs => Dioctria lateralis?

Posted by MikeP on 05-07-2023 20:58
#1

Got an image of this tiny fly with striking hind-legs. There is also this strange "brush" on the tibia. Is the function of this brush known?

Image from Pötzleinsdorf near Vienna, taken on 25.6.2023

Edited by MikeP on 07-07-2023 14:01

Posted by eklans on 06-07-2023 09:44
#2

A view of the face and a sharp one of the pleura would help to be sure as it seems to be a male of the rare Dioctria lateralis.
from:
Die Raubfliegen Deutschlands (Wolff, Gebel, Geller-Grimm)

Posted by MikeP on 06-07-2023 21:08
#3

Thank you Eric!
Unfortunately I do not have face and sharp. Below is the best one I got before it took off...

Greetings, Mike

Posted by eklans on 07-07-2023 13:15
#4

Hi Mike, I'm afraid we'll have to wait for the experts to confirm D. lateralis.
If I compare with Wolff et al, this male's legs and abdomen match quite perfectly:
- fore and mid leg completely (reddish) yellow
- hind tibiae mostly black
- hint tarsus brown (or black)
- hint metatars slightly [?] thickend [I think it's distinctliy thickened]
- abdomen black with distinct patches
I propose to edit the thread's title with "Dioctria lateralis?"


Posted by MikeP on 07-07-2023 14:04
#5

Absolutely happy with these infos!

Thank you very much Eric !

Posted by Chris Cohen on 10-08-2023 15:50
#6

I agree with Dioctria lateralis