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Diastata adusta
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Posted on 27-09-2020 16:19
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I swept this fly from Myrica gale yesterday in W Scotland, VC105, NG89.

I would be grateful for any pointers to its identity.

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Thanks in advance,

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And the head ...
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And finally the wing.
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Diastata?
 
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Yes, Diastata adusta or D. boreonigra. Very dark coloration speaks for boreonigra. Still, reliable distinguishing characters can be seen only in male genitalia - and this specimen seems to be female.
 
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I don't think boreonigra has been recorded from the British Isles yet - back to the Myrica for a male!
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Thanks, all, for these comments. It keys out nicely as D. adusta in Chandler's key. D. boreonigra is not on the UK list.
 
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Murdo - seriously, if you have an opportunity to get a male from the site, there's no reason why boreonigra can't turn up in the north of Scotland.
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I will indeed, Tony. It is a new family to me, bycatch from sweeping for an aphid (if you are allowed to admit such a thing on a Dipterists' site). I will at least be aware of them now.
 
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