Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 small black calliphorid (?)
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| Sundew |
Posted on 13-05-2010 12:34
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, Recently I took some photos of a small black fly that were all of (semi)bad quality, here are the best ones. As to black calliphorids, I know Morinia doronici and Melanomyia nana only. The first doesn't fit, and I am afraid neither does the second. Melanomyia seldom folds its wings that way (well, that might not be important), and in my fly the wing veins look infuscated (or is it a matter of the light?). However, I cannot remember that Melanomyia has short hairs between the thorax bristles. So I'd like to ask for help! Many thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [153.64Kb] |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 13-05-2010 15:47
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
I have had a look, and I think it is a male Morinia doronici : the bristle arrangement on scutellum does fit as for the infuscation of wings. I think we can guess also the band of whitish dusting across the pleurae (from katepisternum to notopleural depression). I can be wrong of course... Stephane. |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 13-05-2010 17:06
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
When I took the photos, I thought: another Morinia male. On the screen, however, they raised my doubts. Till now I had only dorsal views of males (that always sat flat to the ground) and never seen the abdomen. As the abdomen of females is short-haired and shiny I did not expect the males to be thus hairy! This was probably a wrong train of thought, smooth females and hairy males are obviously widespread  .Ok, Morinia then. Many thanks. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 15-05-2010 08:09
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I agree with Stephane. Melanomyia has smaller apical scutellars and less darkened wings. It tricked me, though. Theo |
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