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 Gymnophora (Phoridae)
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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 08-08-2009 16:05
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 Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
Norway, 08.08.09, male 2-3 mm no wing shots cyprinoid attached the following image:  [162.34Kb] Edited by cyprinoid on 18-08-2009 10:15 Hyperbolizer |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 09-08-2009 08:54
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Looks like Sphaeroceridae. Change the heading to Sphaeroceridae/Scuttle Fly and you MIGHT get a reply...hard to ID. Edit; Also known as Coffinflies...run it through Google, Makes nice bedtime story for the kids/grandchildren when they have been naughty, though you might get locked up for traumatizing them.  HANDY TIP; Get cremated or buried in concrete. Obviously AFTER you die, NOT before .
Edited by Roger Thomason on 09-08-2009 09:56 |
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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 09-08-2009 10:42
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Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
Thanks. Now that you say it, the mouth part looks "Sphaeroceridaous"  Other Sphaerocerids I've found have been shiny like beetles so it diden't corss my mind. Hyperbolizer |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 09-08-2009 10:58
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
I think these flies are some Gymnophora in Phoridae.
Stephane. |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 09-08-2009 12:27
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Sorry...confusing Sphaeroceridae with Phoridae....Knew it was a Scuttle Fly or Coffinfly....mixed up the Family. Some things don't change  . Sorry Hakon.Bit early in the morning for this. Regards Roger Edited by Roger Thomason on 09-08-2009 12:28 |
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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 09-08-2009 12:42
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Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
n/p Roger. I got an interesting read out of it! Thanks to Stephane! Hyperbolizer |
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| bbrown |
Posted on 09-08-2009 13:01
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Member Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 103 Joined: 17.02.05 |
Definitely Gymnophora (Phoridae)
Brian Brown Entomology NH Museum of Los Angeles Co. |
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