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 dolichopodinae (Paraclius) from Guyana
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| pbertner |
Posted on 30-01-2011 06:18
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Member Location: Posts: 121 Joined: 01.07.10 |
Taken in December in the Kanuku mountains of Guyana. Lowland Amazon rainforest.   Hopefully someone can help with an ID for this guy. Thanks, Paul Edited by pbertner on 30-01-2011 09:21 Portfolio - https://rainfores...ugmug.com/ http://www.flickr...37609@N08/ blog photo companion http://pbertner.w... |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 30-01-2011 07:13
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Change heading to Dolichopodidae to attract Igor or Stefan or possibly Marc.  |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 30-01-2011 08:45
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
Guy? Maybe it is a girl. I cannot see it.
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| Stefan Naglis |
Posted on 30-01-2011 09:02
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Member Location: Switzerland Posts: 738 Joined: 27.12.08 |
Dolichopodinae, vein M strongly bent towards R4+5 = Paraclius |
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| pbertner |
Posted on 30-01-2011 09:21
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Member Location: Posts: 121 Joined: 01.07.10 |
Thanks for the help guys!
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| Marc Pollet |
Posted on 01-03-2011 22:45
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Member Location: Welle (Denderleeuw) Posts: 161 Joined: 02.06.05 |
Dear Pbertner, Well, you attracted me anyway (with some patience) ... Very hard to tell what this is because there is not lateral view. Moreover, it looks like a female specimen. I do not fully agree with Stefan: he is right in that it is a dolichopodine, but to me it's not necessarily Paraclius. If the face would outreach the lower eye edge, it might as well be a Tachytrechus (a paraphyletic assemblage to me), or even a Pelastoneurus (I don't get a clear view of the arista and can't see if it's plumose or not). Paraclius remains an option too. Cheers, Marc |
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| Stefan Naglis |
Posted on 02-03-2011 22:52
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Member Location: Switzerland Posts: 738 Joined: 27.12.08 |
Hello Marc! Tachytrechus species usually have an ovate third antennal segment and 2 or more preapical setae on the hind femur; Pleastoneurus species usually have a plumose arista and a slender hind femur. This species has an acute third antennal segment, only one preapical seta on the hind femur (so far I can see), the arista is not plumose, the hind femur is thick – all these characters lead to the genus Paraclius. Best wishes, Stefan |
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