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Posted by Pentti Ketola on 01-08-2010 17:07

Hi,
can anyone suggest a species this 6mm fly?
I take the photo on 1 August 2010 Kokkola, Finland.

Regards Pentti

Edited by Pentti Ketola on 22-09-2010 04:26

Posted by Sundew on 01-08-2010 18:40

Katka Dvorakova might say more, as the photos are good!

Posted by KWQ on 02-08-2010 06:13

According to my key this goes to Meiosimyza illota, if the wing apex can be interpreted as darkened.

Posted by Mark-uk on 02-08-2010 16:19

Hi KWQ

What key are you using?

I would like to see a better picture of the bristles on the thorax?

Mark

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 02-08-2010 16:36

Mark-uk wrote:

I would like to see a better picture of the bristles on the thorax?

Mark

Regards Pentti

Posted by KWQ on 03-08-2010 05:30

#10

In this case I used Bei-Bienko's "Keys to the Insects of the European part of the USSR", the magnificent fruit of transatlantic co-operation during the cold war era:).

But I've also got Shatalkin's paper. That one contains so many species that I don't always resort to it.

Posted by Mark-uk on 03-08-2010 10:54

#11

Many thanks

I have been using Collins rather old Key with mixed success, I have the Shatalkin Key on order. Sadly the Bei-Bienko books are out of print.

I am on the lookout for "Papp, L. 1978a. Contribution to the revision of Palaearctic Lauxaniidae (Diptera)" & "Papp, L. 1984. Lauxaniidae (Diptera), new Palaearctic species and taxonomic notes" if anyone knows of any copies?

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 04-08-2010 09:10

#12

If anyone could confirm them I would be very grateful.

Pentti

Posted by viktor j nilsson on 09-08-2010 19:29

#13

I totally agree (using Shatalkin's key) that this is M.illota.

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 22-09-2010 04:29

#14

viktor j nilsson wrote:
I totally agree (using Shatalkin's key) that this is M.illota.

Thank You Viktor!

Pentti.

Posted by rvanderweele on 22-09-2010 05:29

#15

I have Laci's paper. Are you still looking for it? I only have a hard copy. If you want to have I will have to scan it. We have since last week a new scanner; I didn't try it yet and I certainly will not try it before the weekend. Let me know if you still need it.

Posted by katerina dvorakova on 30-09-2010 22:23

#16

Hi.
M. illota or M. mihalyii! Females are not differentiable. The mark with costal darkness (in Shatalkins key) is not valid. The both species have darkened costa.
Katka