Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chloropidae; Meromyza? (was Agromyzidae)
Posted by kurt on 04-03-2016 19:10
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Is it possible to tell genus and spieces of this 2,5 mm Agromyzidae?
Photos from 29 June 2015 Kramfors 62 N, E 17 Ångermanland, Sweden.
Thanks for your help in advance
Regards
Kurt Holmqvist
Edited by kurt on 04-03-2016 19:22
Posted by kurt on 04-03-2016 19:10
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Another
Posted by kurt on 04-03-2016 19:11
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Last picture
Posted by John Carr on 04-03-2016 19:12
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Chloropidae, probably
Meromyza.
Posted by kurt on 04-03-2016 19:21
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Thanks for your help John
Kurt Holmqvist
Posted by von Tschirnhaus on 09-11-2022 21:41
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Chloropidae, Chloropinae: Meromyza ?saltatrix (L., 1761). Females cannot be identified with certainty, but this specimen probably belongs here. The tip of the black palpus is to be seen in the upper image. M. saltatrix is the most abundant species in central Europe and thousands can be swept within short time also on dry grassland, see the result in von Tschirnhaus & Stuke (2020) in Studia dipterologica 23(2)(2016): 272-279 in 267-297. The green colour of many Meromyza spp. dissappears soon after pinning them or after preservation in ethanol. A tremendous literature exists dealing with this species harmful for cereal.
Posted by kurt on 11-11-2022 18:23
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Thanks for your help von Tschirnhaus
Kurt Holmqvist