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Melanostoma mellinum? (Melanostoma mellinum(female)
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Melanostoma mellinum(female) is the correct name? Thank you very much. Slovak Republik, Terchová region on the Malá Fatra, approximately 700 m above sea level 06.07.2011.
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[quote]Mucha Fero wrote:
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Hi Mucha Fero !

This is a Melanostoma scalare Female

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Pierre-Yves wrote:
Hi Mucha Fero !

This is a Melanostoma scalare Female

P-Y


Pierre-Yves thank you very much.
 
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frons and face are nearly undusted, spots on tergites are quite round laterally. For me there is no doubt that the specimen belongs to M. mellinum.
 
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Hi Piet,

The frons and ce face are not very dusty but they are. Futhermore the two first antenna articles's are clearly orange and not brown. So for me it's always M. scalare. Wink

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Never Pfft But you can have this mellinum to call it scalare Wink
http://www.dipter...to_id=4987
 
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Yes, i think than the M. mellinum of the gallery is a M. scalare too. Grin
Melanostoma sp (female) could be a correct answer for this post, what do you think ? Like that everybody is happy ! Grin

P-Y
 
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Piet Nord wrote:
Never Pfft But you can have this mellinum to call it scalare Wink
http://www.dipter...to_id=4987


Piet Nord thank you very much.
 
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Pierre-Yves wrote:
Yes, i think than the M. mellinum of the gallery is a M. scalare too. Grin
Melanostoma sp (female) could be a correct answer for this post, what do you think ? Like that everybody is happy ! Grin

P-Y


Pierre-Yves thank you very much.
 
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I have no problems in calling this one Melanostoma sp. Pierre-Yves but I still think....Grin Perhaps it will find one or two other opinions later. Nevertheless we should invite Mucha Fera to pin his victims in future to solve such questions.

Piet
 
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Piet Nord wrote:
Nevertheless we should invite Mucha Fera to pin his victims in future to solve such questions.


This time, I agree with you Grin

P-Y
 
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Yes, such specimens (rather photos Wink ) of Melanostoma sp. are really difficult. I think it is M. mellinum - female.
 
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Piet Nord wrote:
Never Pfft But you can have this mellinum to call it scalare Wink
http://www.dipter...to_id=4987



It would have been helpful to also show the face view of the fly you linked to. Pfft

http://www.dipter...to_id=4986

Melanostoma can vary a great deal, you really need to see the face or well defined dust spots from above.

I agree that the fly in question is M. mellinum.
Edited by blowave on 03-02-2012 22:57
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blowave wrote:
Piet Nord wrote:
Never Pfft But you can have this mellinum to call it scalare Wink
http://www.dipter...to_id=4987



It would have been helpful to also show the face view of the fly you linked to. Pfft

http://www.dipter...to_id=4986

Melanostoma can vary a great deal, you really need to see the face or well defined dust spots from above.

I agree that the fly in question is M. mellinum.


All Thanks a lot for your help in the proper destination.
 
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