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Leptocera/Rachispoda sp, Sphaeroceridae, August 2008, Hungary
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 Ephydridae? Sphaeroceridae? Two images, 1 or 2 species?
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 Ephydridae...
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 I join Nikita's opinion: Sphaeroceridae.
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 Me too!Grin
I was fooled by the first picture, where there is not a clear sight on the first tarsal segment of leg three, and a seemingly bulging snout like Ephydridae have....
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 Thx for everyone. Clearly some aspects of the morphology suggested Sphaeroceridae, but the coloration and the jizz was somewhat Ephydridae-ish.
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