Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lispocephala brachialis < yellow Coenosia-♂

Posted by Carnifex on 11-03-2026 21:02
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Indoors, Lower Austria, early March.

Initially suspected C. testacea, but the grey fore femur should exclude that species, correct?

I might have taken a wrong turn in the key, because I ended at C. comita, which is a northern species, according to Gregor 2016.

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Edited by Carnifex on 12-03-2026 00:26

Posted by John Carr on 11-03-2026 22:55
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Looks like Lispocehpaha with two reclinate and two inclinate frontal bristles.

Posted by Carnifex on 12-03-2026 00:26
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Yes, two reclinates should exclude Coenosia, I was too confident of the genus.
Then we should be left with Lispocephala brachialis.

Thanks for guiding me on the right path