Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Dolichopodidae
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 04-04-2009 19:07
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 Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Fly was about 2-3mm long, pictured in Tanzania.
Muhammad Mahdi attached the following image:  [50.14Kb] Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 04-04-2009 19:42
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9491 Joined: 24.05.05 |
It is female of Medetera.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 04-04-2009 19:49
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Thanks Nikita Any idea of species? Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 04-04-2009 19:52
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9491 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I'm not expert, but you'd better find male. Medetera female is a problem even with European speces.
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 04-04-2009 20:25
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
ok, Thanks Another dumb question, which ones are males? 
Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 04-04-2009 20:36
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Medetera males have a remarable genitalia! Look at images here: http://www.diptera.info/articles.php?article_id=12 Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 04-04-2009 20:55
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Very informative article. Good pictures as well. I found this statement quite funny, ""I?ll do my best and I don?t much care whether the female refuses mating with me because she isn?t ready to or because she is a male or because it isn?t fly at all.""  Thanks Nikita Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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