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Sciomyzidae?
Bruce Williams
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Posted on 12-03-2011 21:52
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Bedfordshire, England. &th March 2011.

Size: 4mm

Pherbellia sordida has been suggested.

Help with identification appreciated.

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I think Heleomyzidae!!
Edited by Sara21392 on 12-03-2011 22:01
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Sara21392 wrote:
I think Heleomyzidae!!


But there are no vibrissae or obvious costal spines...
 
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When I zoom more, I think saw them, of course hardly!!
What do you think??
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I have something very similar identified by Paul as Pherbellia sp. Wink
 
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Here it is: http://www.dipter...d_id=28731. Roger will be pleased to see this one again Grin
 
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Oh!! interesting..!!! Looks like!! SmileCool
Edited by Sara21392 on 13-03-2011 00:03
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Stephen R wrote:
Here it is: http://www.dipter...d_id=28731. Roger will be pleased to see this one again Grin


That Stephen will go down in the Annals of Diptera.info History as "MY FINEST HOUR" Grin
 
Bruce Williams
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Thanks for your interest everyone.....so is the consensus Pherbellia sp.?

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I am inclined towards Pherbellia ventralis...
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Thank you for your help everyone.

BruceSmile
 
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