Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sarcophagidae - Miltogramminae - Craticulina bequarti or Craticulina antachates
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 15-08-2008 18:35
#1
Hi
This fly was spotted near Sagres this week. I think this is a Craticulina tabaniformis. Do you agree?
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 22-08-2008 00:23
Posted by conopid on 15-08-2008 19:58
#2
I don't know, but it's very nice indeed!:p
Posted by Liekele Sijstermans on 15-08-2008 20:27
#3
Craticulina spec
To id at species level I would need to see:
- colour of hairs on cheeks on hind side
- colour of scutellum
- colour of frontal stripe
- length of antennae
Liekele
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 15-08-2008 20:37
#4
I will take a dorsal photo, but I give here some quick data
colour of scutellum: pale yellowish brown color (beige)
length of antennae: smaller than the width of the eye - a less more than half of its width
colour of frontal stripe: yellow (not srtong)
the ocellar zone is whitish.. and the base of antenna has an yellow colour and the apical half is black.
Liekele I spotted about 5-6 species of Miltogramminae. I will upload the photos today and tomorrow hopefully.
More later I will upload the photos of this miltogramminae fly.
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 15-08-2008 20:38
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 15-08-2008 22:00
#5
frontal shot
Posted by Liekele Sijstermans on 21-08-2008 23:43
#6
This is definitly not C. tabaniformis (antennae too long and yellow) nor C. barbifera (barbe absent).
It seems to fits the description of female of C. bequarti, which is described from Israel.
Other possibility is C. antachates from Marocco, unknown to me.
Liekele
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 22-08-2008 00:22
#7
:) great. The place is unique. I found there a new species spider for science, but i was not the first. Pedro Cardoso is describing the new Eresus.
It was spotted near Sagres - the most southwesternmost point for mainland Portugal. The fly was on a very steppy dune waiting... as usual in miltogramminae flies.