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 Holoplagia lucifuga cf, Scatopsidae, May 2008, Hungary
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| Xespok |
Posted on 09-02-2009 10:38
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
One of the scarcer Scatopsids that was attracted to oak sap. Clearly not Scatopse notata.
Xespok attached the following image:  [111.51Kb] Edited by Xespok on 09-02-2009 22:32 Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 09-02-2009 10:39
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
This midge was cc 2 mm only, much smaller than Scatopse notata.
Xespok attached the following image:  [114.33Kb] Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 09-02-2009 10:40
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Another shot.
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 09-02-2009 13:57
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I won't hazard a guess without a specimen.
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| phil withers |
Posted on 09-02-2009 17:41
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Member Location: Lyon, France Posts: 521 Joined: 04.03.08 |
I agree with Paul...without a specimen it's tricky. But - in my experience, the only species found at sap like this is Holoplagia lucifuga. Needs a close look to be sure though. |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 09-02-2009 22:34
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Thx. Unfortunately this specimen was lost. I should have collected it to alcohol, in chloroform it became brittle an broke to pieces afterwards.
Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 10-02-2009 08:24
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Even the pieces and bits could result in a proper identification. If it turned out to be a new species we wouldn't have a holotype but a fractotype. 
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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