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 Phoridae - Dohrniphora cornuta
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 23-08-2009 20:22
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
is this another dreaded Megaselia sp. ? about 4 mm size. Spotted at 1 am in Viseu. 
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 24-08-2009 13:15 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 24-08-2009 08:05
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19229 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Probably, yes, and there is nothing weird about the antennae. Have a better look at your phorids and you will see this a is quite common type of antennae in the Phoridae.
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-08-2009 09:16
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
 thanks! Yes, but it is rare to photograph them. This is the third phorid I photograph but the first time I had a very close to it. |
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| proctoss |
Posted on 24-08-2009 13:11
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 191 Joined: 12.08.06 |
Dohrniphora cornuta (Bigot) |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-08-2009 13:15
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
great! Species level! What are the distinctive features for this species? Thanks, proctoss. |
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| bbrown |
Posted on 26-08-2009 22:38
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Member Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 103 Joined: 17.02.05 |
male, Dohriphora cornuta. Probably the only Dohrniphora in Portugal. Brian Brown Entomology NH Museum of Los Angeles Co. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 27-08-2009 07:47
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19229 Joined: 11.05.04 |
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but don't see the image in the post.