Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Sphaeroceridae?
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| lynkos |
Posted on 17-10-2006 06:08
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Member Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05 |
Would this be a Sphaeroceridae? Photographed yesterday in woodland near Rome, about 5 mm long.  Thanks, Sarah. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 17-10-2006 07:27
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Alas, no, this is Calliopum of the Lauxaniidae.
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| lynkos |
Posted on 17-10-2006 08:05
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Member Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05 |
Just isn't my lucky period  . Thanks Paul, Sarah. |
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| Robert Nash |
Posted on 17-10-2006 09:22
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Member Location: Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland Posts: 288 Joined: 11.11.05 |
Hint: Sphaeroceridae which are often seen on dung are very active flies which disperse quickly when disturbed as Phoridae do. The wing venation is very different from Phoridae however.Also in Sphaeroceridae the hind metatarsus (basal tarsal joint) is usually very short and often dilated.Compare this lauxaniid with the gallery pics of Sphaeroceridae and look at the Phorid pics for the wing venation differences.Once Sphaeroceridae are recognized they are easy to place in the correct family . Dtermination is more difficult but the wing venation pics in Seguy's Faune de France volume are a real help.Robert |
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| lynkos |
Posted on 18-10-2006 06:42
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Member Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05 |
Thanks Robert, when I get a moment later on I'll do some homework in the gallery... which is really getting to be an amazing resource. Sarah |
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