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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 23-03-2009 12:03
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 Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Small flies, about 3-4mm long mating. Pictured in Tanzania And oh, which is the male and which female? 
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| socrates |
Posted on 23-03-2009 12:26
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Member Location: California Posts: 109 Joined: 11.02.07 |
Drosophilidae
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-03-2009 13:04
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Don't thinks so: there are only two reclinate orbital setae and there is no proclinate one. I'd say Lauxaniidae.
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| socrates |
Posted on 23-03-2009 13:13
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Member Location: California Posts: 109 Joined: 11.02.07 |
Homoneura?
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 23-03-2009 13:35
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Thanks socrates and Paul. Could you confirm the genus please Paul? And which is male and which female? Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 23-03-2009 13:38
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
I think we had this genus from India. Look at Nikita's old threads. Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Steve Gaimari |
Posted on 23-03-2009 16:36
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 Member Location: Sacramento, California, USA Posts: 169 Joined: 08.10.04 |
Yes, this is a species of Homoneura. Nice pics! Steve |
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 23-03-2009 17:33
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Thanks steve for the id confirmation and compliments Again, which one male and which female?
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| Xespok |
Posted on 23-03-2009 17:51
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
The top one should always be the male. The bottom one is USUALLY the female.
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 23-03-2009 19:16
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Thanks Xespok. If the bottom is usually a female, does it ever occur that the top is male and bottom male? 
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| pwalter |
Posted on 24-03-2009 00:47
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 Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08 |
Muhammad Mahdi wrote: Thanks Xespok. If the bottom is usually a female, does it ever occur that the top is male and bottom male? It is quite common that insects males get really crazy... See Coenosia-s |
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 24-03-2009 05:44
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Yeah, I noticed that too with some houseflies. They were fighting like crazy
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