Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sphaeroceridae?
Posted by kurt on 22-03-2014 21:06
#1
Is it possible to tell genus of this fly with body 3,5 mm?
Photos from 21 mars 2014 Rö 62 N, E 17 Ångermanland, Sweden.
Thanks for your help in advance
Regards
Kurt Holmqvist
Posted by kurt on 22-03-2014 21:07
#2
2:nd picture
Posted by kurt on 22-03-2014 21:08
#3
Third photo
Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 23-03-2014 10:34
#4
Sphaeroceridae indeed ;) Wait for the opinion of an expert but I would bet on this one being
Sphaerocera curvipes :) ;)
Posted by Jan Willem on 23-03-2014 12:53
#5
Paul Beuk has been working quite extensively on Sphaeroceridae lately. Maybe he can confirm the identification. From my side I think the ID is correct.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 25-03-2014 14:16
#6
It has most of the looks of
S. curvipes. The wing venation seems to be slightly different from the specimens I have at hand (slightly more curvature in M1+2 and R4_5 perhaps a little more curved forward). Thye main reason for a slight hesitation is the fact that I cannot see individual curved spines under the hind metatarsi. Perhaps the have become cluttered with debris, making them look like a solid flange.. If you can confirm they are separate curved setae, then ID is confirmed.
Posted by kurt on 11-04-2014 20:42
#7
Thanks for your help also with this Paul
Kurt Holmqvist