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frustrating fly with heavy ovipositor - cf Lauxaniidae >> Gimnomera (Scatophagidae)
Louis Boumans	#1 Posted on 18-01-2011 12:50
Member Location: NO Oslo Posts: 262 Joined: 09.06.04	Swept this remarkable fly (6 mm) froma swamp in northern Norway. It keys out as Lauxaniidae, but I don't think it is one. Many setae of the head have gone lost, but there must have been 4 pairs of parafacial setea, P Postocular) bristles small, divergent, arista haired. Wing venation is compatible with Lauxaniidae. Please help! Louis Boumans attached the following image: [89.74Kb] Edited by Louis Boumans on 18-01-2011 14:22


Louis Boumans	#2 Posted on 18-01-2011 12:51
Member Location: NO Oslo Posts: 262 Joined: 09.06.04	pic 2 Louis Boumans attached the following image: [95.4Kb]


Louis Boumans	#3 Posted on 18-01-2011 12:52
Member Location: NO Oslo Posts: 262 Joined: 09.06.04	pic 3 Louis Boumans attached the following image: [87.1Kb]


Nikita Vikhrev	#4 Posted on 18-01-2011 13:06
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9228 Joined: 24.05.05	vi present, so not Lauxaniidae. I'd check Psilidae or Piophilidae Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


Paul Beuk	#5 Posted on 18-01-2011 13:34
Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19244 Joined: 11.05.04	Scathophagidae: Gimnomera sp. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


Nikita Vikhrev	#6 Posted on 18-01-2011 13:53
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9228 Joined: 24.05.05	Gimnomera, of course! Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


Louis Boumans	#7 Posted on 18-01-2011 14:21
Member Location: NO Oslo Posts: 262 Joined: 09.06.04	Thanks a million! Aargh, difficult fly to key out! I concluded too hastiliy it wasn't a calyptrate. But even under Calyptrata, it's difficult to get to Scatophagidae as the anal vein is rather short. (This to my excuse!)