Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Lauxaniidae - ID please
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| vida |
Posted on 30-05-2009 16:36
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
This is a small fly - smaller than 5mm. It is from my garden in South Africa. Can somebody please help with an ID?
vida attached the following image:  [188.38Kb] Edited by vida on 30-05-2009 18:21 |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 30-05-2009 16:49
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Tephritidae, some Didacus sp.? If you change the title to Tephritidae, it will attrackt the real experts on this family. Greetings Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| vida |
Posted on 30-05-2009 17:51
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Thank you Gerhard. Much appreciated. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-05-2009 17:56
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I'd suggest Lauxaniidae...
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| vida |
Posted on 30-05-2009 18:18
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Thank you Paul. I had a look at the gallery and it looks very similar to the Lauxaniidae Pachycerina seticornis. |
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| katerina dvorakova |
Posted on 30-05-2009 18:48
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 Member Location: Czech Republic Posts: 399 Joined: 25.03.08 |
Hi, yes, it is very simillar to P. seticornis, so it is probably some Lauxanid, unfortunatelly i know only European fauna. katka |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-05-2009 19:20
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
The resemblence with Pachycerina is why I suggested Lauxaniidae. 
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| vida |
Posted on 31-05-2009 08:02
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Thank you Katka and Paul. |
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| Steve Gaimari |
Posted on 08-06-2009 20:17
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 Member Location: Sacramento, California, USA Posts: 169 Joined: 08.10.04 |
This is not only similar to Pachycerina, it IS in the genus Pachycerina! A very very nice photo!! I hope you have the specimen or specimens! In any case, it is not any of the Pachycerina described from the Afrotropics - the most similar appears to be P. vaga Adams from "Rhodesia" (=Zambia, Malawi or Zimbabwe) and Tanzania, but it disagrees with several characteristics of that species. The other species are from the Seychelles and Mauritius. Non-Afrotropical species are described from Europe (of course - P. seticornis and P. pulchra) as well as India and Southeast Asia. Very likely an undescribed species.  |
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