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 Which Anthomyiidae? Phorbia sp.?
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 04-05-2009 13:24
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 Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 291 Joined: 31.01.09 |
Hi Forum In spite of a good look at this little fellows private parts the species eludes me. I should think that the long hockey stick-shaped surstyli was enough to determine it, but so far I have been unsuccessful. A couple of other features: No pv apical on t3, and scutellum bare beneath apart from a few hairs at the apex, prealar about as long a posterior ntp. Body length about 4.5 mm. Specimen was swept on a meadow on the outskirts of deciduous forest near Copenhagen. The species was numerous in the grass. Date: May 2. 2009. Cheers, Walther Walther Gritsch attached the following image:  [164.41Kb] Edited by Walther Gritsch on 07-05-2009 11:59 |
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 07-05-2009 12:08
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Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 291 Joined: 31.01.09 |
What about Phorbia sp. - would that make sense? After having had another look at the fly I now believe there is a pv apical on t3. Edited by Walther Gritsch on 07-05-2009 12:09 |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 07-05-2009 12:23
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9512 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Genitalia fits to Ph.fumigata, but better to wait for Michael Ackland opinion.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 07-05-2009 12:32
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Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 291 Joined: 31.01.09 |
Thank you, Nikita. Your (preliminary) confirmation supports my own ideas. I was tending towards Ph. fumigata once I had discovered that inconspicuous pv. In any case let's wait for Michael Ackland's view on matters. |
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