Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 need help ID-ind parasitic fly
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| yulrich |
Posted on 17-07-2019 13:31
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Hi! This adult fly (about 1mm long) eclosed from (dozens of) larvae infecting the abdomen of a carpenter ant queen collected (live) in Switzerland. I'm not a dipterist, so even a family ID (Phoridae?) would help. Sorry for poor image quality and angle, I'm trying to keep the adults alive in the hope they will mate and infect new ants in the lab. Any advice on how to maintain these flies would also be very welcome. Thanks! yulrich attached the following image:  [152.11Kb] |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 17-07-2019 14:41
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10673 Joined: 22.10.10 |
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| yulrich |
Posted on 17-07-2019 14:49
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Thank you! |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 17-07-2019 15:47
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
When you have some dead specimens, please, send them to me for proper ID (https://diptera.i...page_id=32).
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| yulrich |
Posted on 17-07-2019 16:06
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Will do, thank you Paul! |
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