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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Megaselia sp

Posted by crex on 16-09-2007 08:37

Location: Near Stockholm, Sweden
Date: 2007-SEP-15
Habitat: Trunk of Oak
Size: 4-5 mm

Not sure which family this orange fly belongs to. Maybe Phoridae!?

Edit: Changed subject (Phoridae)

Edited by crex on 25-09-2007 13:31

Posted by crex on 16-09-2007 08:39

View #2

Posted by crex on 16-09-2007 08:39

View #3

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 16-09-2007 08:45

Yes, Phoridae

Posted by crex on 16-09-2007 09:16

Thanks Nikita! I guess it's not possible to tell more from these photos!?

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 16-09-2007 09:29

On the contrary! I suspect that even species level may be possible. Just I can't:(

Posted by crex on 16-09-2007 09:34

Ok, thanks again! I don't remember if we have a Phoridae specialist among the members.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 16-09-2007 09:36

Mario Langourov, but he is a rare guest unfortunelly:@

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 16-09-2007 13:42

Sabine Brenner will answer very soon here. She is an expert on phorids. ;) And she belongs to the diptera.info as well.

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 25-09-2007 13:28

Posted by Sabine Brenner on 25-09-2007 11:54

#10

Hallo,

good pictures of this Megaselia species. The typical thing about it is, that this species is very light. Not many Phorids have those yellow-orange palps. Anyway it is very hard to get it through the key because some important characters can not be identified on those pictures, sorry.
I am not sure about the sex of the species too, because the genitalia is covered by the wings. If it is female the determination is not possible, because there is no determination-key for Megaselia -females available at the moment.

Please excuse me that I cannot give more information.

best wishes
Sabine

Posted by crex on 25-09-2007 13:29

#11

I appreciate your help Sabine! Thanks!

Paulie, Shall I submit #2 and #3 to the gallery as Megaselia sp? B)

Posted by Paul Beuk on 25-09-2007 13:32

#12

No need to ask. People can always submit. If they are not accepted, they will not make it into the Gallery. Sometimes I may wait to get some kind of confirmation. ;)