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Crossgatehall, Scotland, United Kingdom
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L: ~3-4mmPhylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera Martynov, 1923Order: Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Fliegen & Mcken)Suborder: Brachycera Schiner, 1862 (true flies, Echte Fliegen)Infraorder: AsilomorphaSuperfamily: EmpidoideaFamily: Dolichopodidae AGASSIZ, 1846 (long-legged flies, Langbeinfliegen)[suggested by Tony "servitude", 2011, based on this photo]Subfamily: DiaphorinaeGenus: Diaphorus MEIGEN, 1824[det. Igor Grichanov, 2011, based on this photo]Indonesia, W-Java, Tangerang: vic. Serpong (BSD), 45m asl. 24.02.2011_______________________________________________MP-65mm (canon), 2x, 1/250s, f/16, ISO400, 0EV, ring-flash (master), flash-bracket (Speedlight 580 EXII as slave), hand-held(IMG_0207)
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Cradley, Malvern Worcs. SO7347
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Tabberabbera, Victoria, Australia
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Grande Baie, Riviere du Rempart, Mauritius
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The Settlement, Christmas Island
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biology: probably a male doing courtship (i.e. front leg tarsi up-lifted)vielleicht ein Mnnchen bei der Brautwerbung (verbreiterte Tarsen der Vorderbeine hoch haltend)more info:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurigona_quadrifasciataPhylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LAMM, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Fliegen & Mcken)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862 (true flies, Echte Fliegen)Infraorder: AsilomorphaSuperfamily: EmpidoideaFamily: Dolichopodidae AGASSIZ, 1846 (long-legged flies, Langbeinfliegen)Subfamily: NeurigoninaeGenus:
Neurigona ? RNDANI, 1856, possibly:
Neurigona quadrifasciata FABRICIUS, 1781NE-Germany, Brandenburg: vic. Doberlug-Kirchhain, ca. 50m asl., 27.05.2012IMG_0718
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Suwannee Canal
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Ipswich, England, United Kingdom
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Eine weibliche
Agyra-Langbeinfliege frisst die Exuvie einer Blattlaus. Deutlicher Sexual-Dimorphismus.characteristics: I.d.R. silbern glnzende Fliegen, 3. Fhlerglied +/- dreieckig; sexual dimorphism: male and female look very different
diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=67174habitat: Imagines hufig auf feuchtem Boden und in der Krautschicht in Gewssernhe.Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera Martynov, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Fliegen & Mcken)Suborder: Brachycera Schiner, 1862 (true flies, Echte Fliegen)Infraorder: AsilomorphaSuperfamily: EmpidoideaFamily: Dolichopodidae AGASSIZ, 1846 (long-legged flies, Langbeinfliegen)Subfamily: DiaphorinaeGenus:
Argyra MACQUART, 1834[det. Rui Andrade, 2017, based on this photo]some info:
www.naturespot.org.uk/species/argyra-perplexaGermany, Hessen: vic. Kassel (Brasselsberg - Dnche) ca. 180-250m asl., 21.05.2015IMG_6396
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Pencaitland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LAMM, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Fliegen & Mcken)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862 (true flies, Echte Fliegen)Infraorder: AsilomorphaSuperfamily: EmpidoideaFamily: Dolichopodidae AGASSIZ, 1846 (long-legged flies, Langbeinfliegen)Subfamily: RhaphiinaeGenus:
Rhaphium MEIGEN, 1803 ()[det. Roger Thomason, 2016, based on this photo]Some info:
delta-intkey.com/britin/dip/www/dolichop.htmGermany, Hesse: vic. Kassel, ca. 180m asl., 04.05.2015IMG_5974
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Los Llanos, Cantabria, Spain
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Upper Welland, Malvern, Worcs. SO7840
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Tabberabbera, Victoria, Australia
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Grande Baie, Riviere du Rempart, Mauritius
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The Settlement, Christmas Island
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probably a male doing courtship (i.e. front leg tarsi up-lifted)vielleicht ein Mnnchen bei der Brautwerbung (verbreiterte Tarsen der Vorderbeine hoch haltend)Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LAMM, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Fliegen & Mcken)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862 (true flies, Echte Fliegen)Infraorder: AsilomorphaSuperfamily: EmpidoideaFamily: Dolichopodidae AGASSIZ, 1846 (long-legged flies, Langbeinfliegen)Subfamily: NeurigoninaeGenus: Neurigona ? RNDANI, 1856, possibly: Neurigona quadrifasciata FABRICIUS, 1781Family: Dolichopodidae AGASSIZ, 1846 (long-legged flies, Langbeinfliegen)NE-Germany, Brandenburg: vic. Doberlug-Kirchhain, ca. 50m asl., 27.05.2012IMG_0716
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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This little longlegged fly is the size of a grain of rice and one of the two bluest creatures I have ever met. Despite their micro size, they are predatory and feed on even tinier insects.
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L: 5-7mm, Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Fliegen & Mcken)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862 (true flies, Echte Fliegen)Infraorder: AsilomorphaSuperfamily: EmpidoideaFamily: Dolichopodidae AGASSIZ, 1846 (long-legged flies, Langbeinfliegen)Subfamily: DolichopodinaeGenus:
Dolichopus LATREILLE, 1796
Dolichopus ungulatus LINNAEUS, 1758[det. det. Igor Grichanov, 2017, based on this photo via diptera.info]Some info:
www.naturespot.org.uk/species/dolichopus-ungulatus(German):
www.insektenbox.de/zweifl/doliun.htmGermany, Hessen, Bad Hersfeld: Ottrau, ca. 300-400m asl., 10.06.2012IMG_0947
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Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Fliegen & Mcken)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862 (true flies, Echte Fliegen)Infraorder: AsilomorphaSuperfamily: EmpidoideaFamily: Dolichopodidae AGASSIZ, 1846 (long-legged flies, Langbeinfliegen)Subfamily: DolichopodinaeGenus:
Poecilobothrus MIK, 1878
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus LINNAEUS, 1767, Some info:
www.naturespot.org.uk/species/poecilobothrus-nobilitatusde.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poecilobothrus_nobilitatusCentral Germany, Hesse, Kassel: Dnche, ca. 180m asl., 20.06.2016IMG_8301
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Grande Baie, Riviere du Rempart, Mauritius