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Poss. Erioptera femoraatra - Erioptera
Copyright © 2019 Arturo Santos

Poss. Erioptera femoraatra - Erioptera
Lutz (Tampa), Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
February 5, 2019
"Allied to [caliptera]...femora black, the bases and a narrow ring at near three-fifths the length yellow, remainder of the legs yellow...although the present fly is generally similar to Erioptera (Mesocyphona) [caliptera]...it seems certainly to be distinct in the pattern of the legs and wings, as described..."

https://ccw.naturalis.nl/documents/Alexander,_1950k.pdf

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Contributed by Arturo Santos on 5 February, 2019 - 10:38am

Maybe
Tibiae are darker and halteres paler than in the description.

Can you distinguish Erioptera (Mesocyphona) caliptera femoranigra Alexander 1913d:518 from tropical America?
… John F. Carr, 6 February, 2019 - 7:15am login or register to post comments

 
I haven't considered that sub
I haven't considered that subspecies, since it's from Costa Rica and Mexico. You think that can be found up here? I'll try.
… Arturo Santos, 6 February, 2019 - 11:44am login or register to post comments

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