Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Heleomyzidae: Oecothea

Posted by katerina dvorakova on 08-02-2025 21:15
#1

Oecothea fenestralis or praecox? I have cca 30 specimens from one cave at Bohemian karst (Czechia). Sorry for quality of picture (phone on microscope ocular).

Posted by MatsDipt on 08-02-2025 22:18
#2

i would say praecox. I regularly collect specimens with this large cheeks in caves. Unfortunately i have never been able to see fenestralis, so i can never rule it out for sure. Hopefully Dr A. J. Woznica will give us confirmation.

regards
mats

Posted by katerina dvorakova on 08-02-2025 22:49
#3

Thanks Mats. I think praecox too. I sometimes catch O. fenestralis at undergroud space, but only individually and more often in cellars and mines. I am attaching a photo from cellar at Western Bohemia, I believe, that it is O. fenestralis.

Edited by katerina dvorakova on 08-02-2025 22:57

Posted by katerina dvorakova on 08-02-2025 22:58
#4

I am sorry, I am not able to attache it, I dont know why:|