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| Liancalus |
Posted on 15-12-2013 10:53
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Member Location: Posts: 120 Joined: 07.12.13 |
3.7mm, Eastern England, calcareous grassland, July 2012.
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| Liancalus |
Posted on 15-12-2013 10:54
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Dorsal
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| Liancalus |
Posted on 15-12-2013 10:54
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Wing
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 15-12-2013 11:47
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
Homoneura spec.
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| Lesu |
Posted on 15-12-2013 12:15
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Member Location: Finland Posts: 173 Joined: 19.04.12 |
Hello, Why are this species pinned from side ? |
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| Liancalus |
Posted on 15-12-2013 12:45
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Member Location: Posts: 120 Joined: 07.12.13 |
Thank you Ruud. I was struggling to decide whether the front dc was before or after the thoracic suture. Taking that this fly has 3 post-dc, the wing markings place it as notata/subnotata? Are females separable? |
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| Liancalus |
Posted on 15-12-2013 12:51
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Hello Lesu, I pin all my flies laterally (quite a few UK dipterists that I know do the same). It is very quick when you want to keep lots of material, space efficient for larger species, and enables the genitalia on some groups to be hinged out. Using ethyl acetate a proportion die like this anyway, so they just have to be micropinned and left to dry with no further intervention needed. Looking at diptera overall, lots of the characters used in the keys are visible (though the squamal surface, suprasquamal ridge etc can be a frustration). Generally it is possible to avoid wrecking the lateral bristles though I have managed to make a mess of some Lonchaeidae. |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 15-12-2013 13:18
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
No, females cannot be separated and males only really by studying the genitalia
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| Liancalus |
Posted on 15-12-2013 13:24
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Member Location: Posts: 120 Joined: 07.12.13 |
Thank you again Ruud, it is always good to reach a conclusion, even if it is that the fly cannot be identified to species. I appreciate your help. |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 15-12-2013 14:03
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
you're welcome!
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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