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 ID Assist please. Taken In South Africa
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 Ephydridae?
 
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 Chloropidae?
 
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 Chloropidae, Chloropinae, Meromyzella capensis (Loew, 1860) [described in Meromyza], an abundant fly in whole tropical Africa, especially on swampy grass covered ground. Described in detail by Andersson (1977), erroneously as Meromyzella africana Loew, 1860, a nomen nudum, see Entomologica scandinavica, Supplement 8: 121-124 in p. 1-200. Original description see https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044092557404;view=1up;seq=107
 
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Appreciate it, Tony Irwin! I got the hint to use the key next to Langton and Pinder key for females of Chironomidae. So no specific queries, except the keys... I will keep this on my list and hope th

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