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 Surinamese Curtonotidae: Curtonotum prob. pantherinum
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| Auke |
Posted on 23-10-2012 01:35
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Member Location: Suriname (South America) Posts: 306 Joined: 21.10.12 |
I was able to identify these flies as Curtonotidae. Is there anyone able to identify the genus or even the species? Suriname, Para, Berlijn (savanna belt), V-2012, at light. Thanks, Scarabaeoid Auke attached the following image:  [143.55Kb] Edited by Auke on 01-04-2013 16:07 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-10-2012 10:58
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Family is correct, but I have no information on Neotropical species.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 23-10-2012 15:53
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10466 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Curtonotum, the only New World genus, was revised last year in Zootaxa 3079. That is not one of the free issues and I have not read it. |
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| Auke |
Posted on 24-10-2012 03:05
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Member Location: Suriname (South America) Posts: 306 Joined: 21.10.12 |
Thank you Paul Beuk (for confirming the family) and John Carr (for reveiling the genus). Who knows, maybe someone will eventually be able to even reveal the species. Regards, Scarabaeoid |
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| Auke |
Posted on 01-04-2013 16:06
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Member Location: Suriname (South America) Posts: 306 Joined: 21.10.12 |
I have received an answer from Mr. John Klymko, first author of the 2008 key. According to him, it is with 90% certainty a Curtonotum pantherinum, the most common species and one that is known from Guyana. He is not able to give a 100% ID from this photo (the only one I got) alone. Best regards, Scarabaeoid |
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