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 For a friend living west of France, about Nantes.
Pictured on 18th of march 2021. Size 2,5 mm :

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roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 18/04/2021
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 2,5 mm.
Réf. : 279840

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roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 18/04/2021
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 2,5 mm.
Réf. : 282223
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 Drosophilidae
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 Thanks Tony but I don't know any Drosophilidae without subcostal cell ?
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 Apparently there is a malformation of the wing base in this specimen. Among others, anal vein is absent.. Otherwise, it is a typical female of D. obscura group, probably D. subobscura.
 
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 Thanks Jan, I didn't imagine such a deformity.
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 Wing slightly darkekened along costal margin, a single strong apical seta on the palp: D. (S.) subobscura
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 Thank you Paul.
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If you have some spare money, there is a copy (together with keys to pupae and larvae) for sale by Hermann L. Strack, Loguivy Plougras, France

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Appreciate it, Tony Irwin! I got the hint to use the key next to Langton and Pinder key for females of Chironomidae. So no specific queries, except the keys... I will keep this on my list and hope th

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I have the hard copy book, if you have any specific queries, but I'm not scanning the 500+ pages!

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