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Sphenometopa stenii?
Mihailo Vujic
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Posted on 26-06-2018 10:19
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 Hi,
I caught this fly in Petnica (near Valjevo), W Serbia. Date: 25.6.2018.
I think that's Sphenometopa steinii, but I'm not sure.
Which keys I can use to identify specimen?
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 cerci and surstyli
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 Yes, wing pattern (https://diptera.info/photogallery.php?photo_id=4695) even morecharacteristic than genitalia.
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 Thank you so much Nikita!
 
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 Very nice find. The genus is badly in need of a revision...
 
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