Posted by Vince on 17-06-2008 11:33
#1
Hello,
Is it possible to get species level for this small Dolichopodidae found near Paris ? I think the genus is Dolichopus, but not even sure.
Edited by Vince on 17-06-2008 11:40
Posted by Igor Grichanov on 18-06-2008 11:23
#2
Sympycnus pulicarius (Fall?n, 1823) [Dolichopus]
=Sympycnus annulipes (Meigen, 1824) [Porphyrops] (Loew, 1857: Progr. Realsch. Meseritz 1857: 42)
=Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925: Ann. Soc. sci. Bruxelles 44 (C.r.): 549 (Meuffels, 1981: Entom. Ber. (Amsterdam) 41(4): 54-55)
=Dolichopus pulicarius Fallen, 1823: Dipt.Svec. 2 (Monogr.Dolichopod.Svec.): 20 ** possible ST in MZLU, 3 males and 1 female in NHRS. Type locality: not given [Sweden]. Nearctic: USA: California; Palaearctic: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania; S Russia: Alania, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachai-Cherkessia, Stavropol?; N Russia: Karelia, Leningrad, Murmansk, Novgorod, Pskov; Russia: European part, Altai; Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey; Ukraine: Crimea, Kherson; "Yugoslavia" * Sympycnus
The two synonyms were included in some country lists as distinct species, but I do not know reliable characters to distinguish them.
Posted by Vince on 30-06-2008 14:50
#3
Sorry for the late answer, I'm just back from holidays.
In Fauna Europea the accepted name is
Sympycnus desoutteri Parent 1925.
No doubt about this ID ?
Posted by Igor Grichanov on 04-07-2008 10:20
#4
Some dipterists distinguish 3 sister species, Sympycnus pulicarius (Fall?n, 1823), Sympycnus annulipes (Meigen, 1824) and Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925, but giving no reliable distinguishing characters (e.g., hypopygial characters). Some others (including myself) consider them synonyms. In the latter case Sympycnus pulicarius has a priority (Meuffels, 1981).