Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dolichopus ?

Posted by DedeLab on 28-04-2026 18:58
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Hello,
This specimen was taken in the plain of Pyrénées-Orientales (South of France).
Following Igor Grichanov's key of North European species, I've identified it as Dolichopus discimanus:
Yellow femora, pale lower postocular cilia, basitarsus 2 without a dorsal seta, tibia 3 yellow, femora 2 and 3 with only one preapical seta, tibia 2 with at least two strong dorsal setae, lower calyptra with black cilia, arista inserted at the apical quarter of the postpedicel, coxa 1 black at the base.

This Scandinavian species is, of course, very unlikely in the south of France.

Is it possible to identify this specimen, please?

Second picture : https://www.flick...ateposted/

Edited by DedeLab on 28-04-2026 19:12