Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Anthomyiidae, Emmesomyia
Posted by alon on 08-10-2008 22:02
#1
It seems to me that anal vein reach to margin of wing, calypters are the same size - so it's Anthomyiid. But I have no idea about closer id. 23.09.2007, northern Poland, size ~5 mm.
Edited by alon on 18-10-2008 13:09
Posted by alon on 08-10-2008 22:03
#2
other view
Posted by alon on 08-10-2008 22:03
#3
other view
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 08-10-2008 22:15
#4
female
Eutrichota
Posted by Michael Ackland on 13-10-2008 09:15
#5
I think it is a female Emmesomyia Nikita
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 13-10-2008 11:13
#6
Of course, I did mean Emmesomyia :@
Posted by alon on 18-10-2008 13:09
#7
Michael, Nikita thank you very much!
Posted by Michael Ackland on 18-10-2008 21:47
#8
All Emmesomyia species have a seta just below the wing base, but of course it does not usually show up in photos. The last photo shows the swollen abdomen, with the sclerotized tergites looking rather small because of the swollen membrane; it is a pregnant female, possibly with 1st instar larvae, as Emmesomyia have oviviporous larvae. The darker shining tergite 6 is clearly visible, a characteristic of Emmesomyia, and provide a distinction between the two European species in the female, grisea with completely shining, socia with some grey dusting.