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 Microphor sp.?
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| blowave |
Posted on 01-01-2011 03:48
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 Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Hello, It took me forever to find this, it looks to be a Microphor sp. originally in the family Microphoridae but now is included in Dolichopodidae, subfamily Microphorinae. Is that correct? 20th June, on my door, near Lincoln UK. Size ~4mm We have Microphor anomalus, M. crassipes and M. holosericeus. Janet 
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 01-01-2011 11:39
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
Hello Janet, as far as I know for quite some time Microphor was regarded as part of the Empididae. Then, when coming to a large superfamily, Empidoidea, which includes also the Dolichopodidae, a separate famliy Microphoridae was described. Well, maybe since then there were new developments, but I am not aware of. I am very interested to hear of this. I guess Paul will react. He also will certainly say what your little fly it. I cannot decided whether it is a Microphoridae or Atelestidae.
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| blowave |
Posted on 01-01-2011 16:50
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
rvanderweele wrote: Hello Janet, as far as I know for quite some time Microphor was regarded as part of the Empididae. Then, when coming to a large superfamily, Empidoidea, which includes also the Dolichopodidae, a separate famliy Microphoridae was described. Well, maybe since then there were new developments, but I am not aware of. I am very interested to hear of this. I guess Paul will react. He also will certainly say what your little fly it. I cannot decided whether it is a Microphoridae or Atelestidae. Thanks Ruud, I did check older threads on here and got a few answers. http://diptera.in...ost_140270 http://diptera.in...post_88676 http://diptera.in...post_65316 http://cubits.org... |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 02-01-2011 19:46
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Microphor sp., Microphorinae, Dolichopodidae
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| blowave |
Posted on 02-01-2011 20:19
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Thanks Paul! There are no pics of this in the gallery, this pic isn't the best but might be a good addition. http://cubits.org... |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 02-01-2011 20:27
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
Great. Thanks. As you see I was really running behind, still believing that it is a separate family. So again I learnt something today. ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| blowave |
Posted on 02-01-2011 20:31
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
These threads are good for updates and learning Ruud. As a beginner in many of these I don't know what came before, so I search the site and find out helpful clues!
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 02-01-2011 21:18
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
For me particularly. I studied with big interest the introduction in Milan Chvala's work on the Empidoidea. So, any new about this subject is more than welcome to me.
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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