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 Australian Dolichopodidae?
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 21-12-2014 21:22
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 Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Is this Dolichopodidae? Malaise trap. Townsville, Queensland. Graeme Cocks attached the following image:  [95.59Kb] Edited by Graeme Cocks on 22-12-2014 00:41 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 21-12-2014 21:45
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9847 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Dolichopodidae. The pale bristles and reduced claws may be distinctive for a genus or species group. In North America Diaphorus males can lack claws, but usually have dark bristles and less conspicuous genitalia. Thrypticus is similar to your fly, but in my area the fifth tarsomeres are normal (as far as I know).
Edited by John Carr on 21-12-2014 21:46 |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 21-12-2014 21:55
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Thanks John |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 22-12-2014 00:37
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Dan Bickel says: That is an undescribed genus of Medeterinae – I have seen this group before in collections from up and down the east coast of Australia. That specimen is a male therefore useful. |
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| Igor Grichanov |
Posted on 24-12-2014 08:49
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 Member Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 1687 Joined: 17.08.06 |
I do not see difference from Corindia Bickel, 1986, originally described from Australia by 9 species.
Igor Grichanov |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 24-12-2014 18:30
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Thanks Igor. I'll be sending the fly to Dan Bickel shortly, so he will be able to make a better determination. Will post the result on this forum. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
