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Mythicomyiidae from Portugal :)
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jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 01-07-2009 02:08
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![]() Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Hi to all! So long time I didn't post here SO I will begin to share with you one fantastic fly I found in Apulia... It is another freakin' Mythicomyiidae - one of my favourite families - in Asteraceae (?) flower... Is it correct, Sundew? ![]() This is not so fantastic as the creamy yellow that Cor shoot in Turkey: http://diptera.in...d_id=22795 !!! That mythicomyiid is just unbelievable! ![]() And here comes the portuguese mythicomyiid. It has about 3 mm. It is an Empidideicus hackmani. Is it right, David? ![]() ![]() To see it bigger go here: http://www.flickr...1/sizes/o/ Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 01-07-2009 02:11 |
David Gibbs |
Posted on 01-07-2009 09:13
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![]() Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
jorgemotalmeida wrote: It is an Empidideicus hackmani. Is it right, David? ![]() yes |
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jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 01-07-2009 10:41
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![]() Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
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Sundew |
Posted on 02-07-2009 23:14
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![]() Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi Jorge, Fine that you are back, and with such great flies! Of course this is an Asteraceae flowerhead, but to say more is daring. The little beast sits on a hermaphroditic ray floret, which points to subfamily Cichorioideae. However, to be sure, check if the corolla consists of 3 or 5 fused petals (the number of the free tips is decisive). 5 is Cichorioideae, and in this case all florets should show the same construction and there should be no disc florets. If so, we then have the choice between about 3.200 species... ![]() ![]() Edited by Sundew on 02-07-2009 23:14 |
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jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 03-07-2009 10:25
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![]() Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Thanks David and Sundew. If I recall well, there were 5 fuse petals. I will confirm this later. Maybe it helps if I say that this flower was found in sand dunes. |
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