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Juergen Peters
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Posted on 30-11-2006 00:23
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Hello!

I have no real idea into what families to put these two tiny black flies. The one on the top was about 3 mm (possibly Lauxaniidae?), the one on the last two pics slightly larger. Both came to the light yesterday in our garden (Ostwestfalen/Germany). They were moving fast continuously, so no better photos possible, sorry.


www.foto-upload.de/diptera/061128/Brachycera_spp_3mm_black.jpg
www.foto-upload.de/diptera/061128/Brachycera_spp_4mm_black_1.jpg
www.foto-upload.de/diptera/061128/Brachycera_spp_4mm_black_2.jpg
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The second fly looks like typical Sphaeroceridae.
The first? May be Agromyzidae?
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I thought the first might be Ephydridae.
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Isn't the first one Sapromyza hyalinata (Lauxaniidae)? 2-3 are clearly sphaerocerids.
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Hello, Nikita, Paul and Kahis!

Thanks for your comments. Three families for the first fly, but at least the one I had in mind (Lauxaniidae) is among them... :-)

Kahis wrote:
Isn't the first one Sapromyza hyalinata (Lauxaniidae)? 2-3 are clearly sphaerocerids.


It's really difficult for me... ;-). My first fubsy "Phorids" (in Germany "hump flies") were really Sphaerocerids. The I assumed a more slender black fly to be also a Sphaerocerid - but it was a Phorid. And now this also relatively slender black fly on pics 2 and 3 turns out to be a Sphaerocerid again... :o)
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