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Dolichopodidae from Israel
Amir
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Posted on 05-09-2008 19:29
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Hi

Here some photos of Dolichopodidae I take today
Habitat slow running drainage water
Size: 6-7 mm
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Amir
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2th photo of this male
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3th photo - copulation
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I think, genus Tachytrechus
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University
 
Amir
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Thanks for the ID

According the Check list of Dolichopodidae of Israel
http://grichanov....Israel.htm
this can be Tachytrechus planitarsis Becker, 1907

Add more Tachytrechus planitarsis from other location
With Chironomidae larvae
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Assorted flies from china
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Amir
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Thanks for the ID

According the Check list of Dolichopodidae of Israel
http://grichanov....Israel.htm
this can be Tachytrechus planitarsis Becker, 1907

Add more Tachytrechus planitarsis from other location
With Chironomidae larvae
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Igor Grichanov
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Tachytrechus tessellatus (Macquart, 1842).
Distribution. Israel, Egypt; Socotra; Afrotropical and Oriental Regions; New Caledonia.
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Amir
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Posted on 09-09-2008 14:59
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Thanks for the ID

to be sure I'm understanding
all the specimen in this discussion r Tachytrechus tessellatus

Can u note how many sp in the Tachytrechus in Israel?
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all the specimen in this discussion r Tachytrechus tessellatus Can u note how many sp in the Tachytrechus in Israel?

In fact, all 12 E Mediterranean species of Tachytrechus can be met in Israel, as the genus is mainly southern in the Palearctic; but 1-2 names may be united (synonymized) in the future.

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