Posted by Juergen Peters on 30-11-2006 00:23
#1
Hello!
I have no real idea into what families to put these two tiny black flies. The one on the top was about 3 mm (possibly Lauxaniidae?), the one on the last two pics slightly larger. Both came to the light yesterday in our garden (Ostwestfalen/Germany). They were moving fast continuously, so no better photos possible, sorry.
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 30-11-2006 08:41
#2
The second fly looks like typical Sphaeroceridae.
The first? May be Agromyzidae?
Nikita
Posted by Juergen Peters on 30-11-2006 12:05
#5
Hello, Nikita, Paul and Kahis!
Thanks for your comments. Three families for the first fly, but at least the one I had in mind (Lauxaniidae) is among them... :-)
Kahis wrote:
Isn't the first one Sapromyza hyalinata (Lauxaniidae)? 2-3 are clearly sphaerocerids.
It's really difficult for me... ;-). My first fubsy "Phorids" (in Germany "hump flies") were really Sphaerocerids. The I assumed a more slender black fly to be also a Sphaerocerid - but it was a Phorid. And now this also relatively slender black fly on pics 2 and 3 turns out to be a Sphaerocerid again... :o)