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Scaptomyza cf. graminum?->Scaptomyza cf. pallida
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Posted on 26-12-2023 09:54
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Photographed very recently in a vegetable plot in Zhejiang China. Around 3mm in body length. Could it be something like Scaptomyza graminum (a cosmopolitan species)? Thanks!
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This fly has clearly only two rows of acrostichal setae and its female genitalia conform to S. pallida. To be cautious, I prefer to tell "Scaptomyza cf. pallida".
 
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Great! Yes, 2 rows of acrostichals. Many thanks!TumbsUp
 
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No reason to keep the 'cf.' Wink
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I cannot exclude S. (P.) elmoi which occurs e.g. in Anhui, the province neighbouring to Zhejian.
 
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