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 Anisopodidae?
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| Svenja Christian |
Posted on 22-02-2012 08:38
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Member Location: Wasserbillig (Luxembourg) Posts: 32 Joined: 07.09.09 |
Hello everyone, Again there was a person who contacted the National Museum of Natural History (where I work in the research center, department of invertebrate zoology) to get informations about this fly that was found in Luxembourg, the 23.01.2012, in a house. She feared that it might be the Asian tiger mosquito... which surely is not the case. (Most of the time, people who approach us for similar questions fear the most dangerous and often also most unlike case...) But prior to appeasing the querist, I wanted to ask whether an nearer identification of "his" fly might be possible. As already mentioned in the subject, I assume some Anisopodidae. It remembers me pretty well of the genus sylvicola (which is rather a guess). Unfortunately, I have no indications of the flies body size. If helpful, I can post another (2) photographs with ventral view. Thank you very much for every help in advance, many greetings, Svenja Christian Svenja Christian attached the following image:  [39.89Kb] Edited by Svenja Christian on 22-02-2012 08:44 |
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| nielsyese |
Posted on 22-02-2012 21:12
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 Member Location: Yerseke, NL Posts: 2383 Joined: 13.02.09 |
Hi Svenja, this is indeed a Sylvicola spec, but I can't tell the species name. Here is a key for Anisopodidae http://www.online-keys.net/infusions/keys/keys_view.php?key_no=1 |
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| Svenja Christian |
Posted on 23-02-2012 14:06
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Member Location: Wasserbillig (Luxembourg) Posts: 32 Joined: 07.09.09 |
Hello nielsyese, thank you very much for your confirmation of Sylvicola spec.. So I can appease the person and tell him what kind of hermless little beast he actually found in his house. Thank you for the key link. Seems to be really helpful, but as I'm no specialist in flies quite complex as well (the veins in flies wings and other "flyy" body parts are for me quite puzzling. I basically work on spiders ...) nice greetings, Svenja Musée National de l'Histoire Naturelle Zoology des invertebrés Luxembourg |
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