Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dioctria hyalipennis
Posted by crex on 27-07-2006 22:58
#1
From midwest Sweden 2006-07-12. I guess it is
Dioctria rufipes. Am I right? TIA!
Edit: Changed subject (Dioctria rufipes?)
Edited by crex on 12-09-2006 02:55
Posted by crex on 27-07-2006 23:14
#2
Here is another one from a couple of days later. I think it is the same species. I find it interesting to see the way it is using the legs when it "sits" down for dinner "eating" a small spider.
Posted by crex on 11-09-2006 20:14
#3
No thoughts on this matter?
Posted by Tony Irwin on 12-09-2006 01:06
#4
Hi Crex
I don't think this is
rufipes. The antennal tubercle is too small. I think it must be
Dioctria hyalipennis, as there are no other similar species in Sweden.
I think your second photo is great - the tripod of mid-legs and abdomen leaves four legs free to handle the most awkward meal! B)
Posted by crex on 12-09-2006 02:47
#5
Thanks Tony, I really appreciate it!
Posted by crex on 12-09-2006 02:54
#6
I forgot to ask. Is this a female?
Posted by Tony Irwin on 12-09-2006 08:59
#7
Yes.
Dioctria males do not have very prominent genitalia, but they do have a larger terminal segment than the females. Also no male would ever have such large abdomen - it is clearly swelling up with developing eggs.