Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Metriocnemus sp

Posted by Svavar on 26-03-2024 21:34
#1

can this adult male Chironomidae/Ortrocladiinae
be confirmed as Metriocnemus fucipes

in the handbook-key for British species i end at couplet 7 (Fucipes) due to the hairy wings, the hind leg ratio about only 0,35, and the black legs/body.



but there are 3 remaining danish species, that are not included in the british key, and that i havent seen pictures of, or read about ?
carmencitabertarum
cavicola
terrester

best regards
Svavar Martin Andreasen
Denmark


Edited by Svavar on 27-03-2024 01:00

Posted by Svavar on 26-03-2024 21:38
#2

i have trouble posting pictures in here, so heres a link to all the speciments pictures from Inaturalist instead

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204000311

Edited by Svavar on 26-03-2024 21:49

Posted by Tony Irwin on 28-03-2024 10:58
#3

I don't think the 1950 Handbook keys can be used reliably to identify species of Metriocnemus, particularly from outside Britain. Using Saether's keys and descriptions is your best way forward.