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Sphaeroceridae or Phoridae (?) from October
Juergen Peters
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Hello!

Two 2-3 mm flies from 7th October at the light (northwest Germany). Both Sphaeroceridae? Or Phoridae?
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Second one.
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upper one is definitely Sphaeroceridae: short and dilated hind basotarsomere, wing venation and just general habitus. Can't see details of the lower one, but this is not Phoridae.
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coffinfly wrote:
upper one is definitely Sphaeroceridae: short and dilated hind basotarsomere, wing venation and just general habitus. Can't see details of the lower one, but this is not Phoridae.


Thanks, Mike! I'm meanwhile thinking, if #2 could perhaps be Drosophilidae (Scaptomyza?).
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you're welcomeSmile
Can't help you with #2, I'm not in fruit fliesPfft
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#2 could perhaps be Drosophilidae (Scaptomyza?)

Correct
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Hello, Nikita!

Nikita Vikhrev wrote:
#2 could perhaps be Drosophilidae (Scaptomyza?)

Correct


Oh, wow! That was a shot in the dark... Cool Thank you.
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First one could be a Leptocera, second most likely is S. pallida.
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Hello, Paul!

Paul Beuk wrote:
First one could be a Leptocera, second most likely is S. pallida.


Fine, thanks! Smile
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