Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Megaselia

Posted by Kahis on 05-04-2011 14:21
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Asilus wrote:
Thank you very much! I have now recieved my copy of Disney's volume on Megaselia. I am looking forward to start working on this genus.


You must be the only person in the world who actually looks forward to working on Megaselia. It's a nightmare genus like no other if you ask me :o

Having better male genitalia figures would be a great starting point. Having little experience with Megaselia, I find that the male genitalia are rather complex and probably have many good characters, but unfortunately Disney's illustrations don't really work for me; the more complex and informative parts are often obscured or distorted in the views provided.

This is probably an unavoidable side effect of the slide mounting preferred by Disney ... once a specimen is mounted according to his recommendations for Megaselia, you are restricted to the lateral views of the genitalia, and the hypandrium, usually best seen from a ventral view, is poorly visible.

Edited by Kahis on 05-04-2011 14:22