Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Can someone ID this Fly for a friend?
|
|
| Larry Shone |
Posted on 11-05-2010 11:51
|
 Member Location: Darlington UK Posts: 187 Joined: 08.05.10 |
A member of a macro photography forum posted this fly as an example of stacking and I asked her if I could post it up here for him so someone could ID it. He gave me the green light so here goes. Photo by Cyril Hobbins Edited by Larry Shone on 11-05-2010 11:52 |
 |
|
| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 11-05-2010 12:31
|
 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9528 Joined: 24.05.05 |
It is female Anthomyiidae. cf. Hylemya vagans/nigrimana Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
|
|
|
| Larry Shone |
Posted on 11-05-2010 12:42
|
|
Member Location: Darlington UK Posts: 187 Joined: 08.05.10 |
Nikita Vikhrev wrote: It is female Anthomyiidae. cf. Hylemya vagans/nigrimana Thanks, will pass on the info. I'm a little confused by the cf reference, as that is used to denote that a species is similar to another species but not yet confirmed as being related. Are you therefore saying that Hylemya vagans is similar to Hylemya nigrimana but that the two are not yet confirmed as being related? Edited by Larry Shone on 11-05-2010 12:44 |
|
|
|
| phil withers |
Posted on 11-05-2010 14:27
|
|
Member Location: Lyon, France Posts: 521 Joined: 04.03.08 |
means "close to, but cannot be certain from features present in photo" - or something like that. |
|
|
|
| Sundew |
Posted on 11-05-2010 14:37
|
 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Could be either H. vagans or H. nigrimana, but both not certain  . |
|
|
|
| Larry Shone |
Posted on 12-05-2010 11:06
|
|
Member Location: Darlington UK Posts: 187 Joined: 08.05.10 |
phil withers wrote: means "close to, but cannot be certain from features present in photo" - or something like that. Well the actual meaning is in this statement on the Wikipedia: "In the system of binomial nomenclature cf. is used to indicate that the species needs to be seen in context of its comparison to another, but by definition is not confirmed as the same. For example, Corvus cf. splendens indicates "a bird similar to the House Crow but not certainly identified as this species" Also from a Tarantula forum: "cf." is used when the identification is not confirmed, but the organism appears similar to or is thought to be a particular species" "sp." is used when the species has not been determined, even often by sheer guesswork |
|
|
|
| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 12-05-2010 11:08
|
 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
cf.
Edited by Paul Beuk on 12-05-2010 11:09 Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
|
|
|
| Jump to Forum: |