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A little fly with curious antenna
lweit
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Posted on 31-07-2012 22:46
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Hello
Found this fly in NE of France, between Metz and Thionville the 24/07/2012. Length 8 mm.

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Thank for your help
 
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Keroplatidae, probably Keroplatus. The genus name is Greek for "flat horn".
 
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Keroplatus it is.
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Thank you John and Paul
Here the message of Jan Sevcik Ph.D.Department of Biology & Ecology University of Ostrava Chittussiho 10CZ-710 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic or Silesian Museum Tyrsova 1CZ-746 01 Opava, Czech Republic a specialist of the Keroplatidae 's species.

"Dear Louis,
it is really Keroplatus, probably K. testaceus, the commonest species of Keroplatus in Europe."

Louis
 
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14.05.13 09:30
A partial catalogue of types @ MZH (Zool. Mus. Helsinki) by yours truly Smile http://www.luomus.
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eratypes.html

04.05.13 11:19
OK, Paul! Smile

03.05.13 22:20
@milos: I need to check. Perhaps I have.

02.05.13 11:25
Thank you for your quick reply Smile

02.05.13 08:59
does anyone have Agromyzidae from Afrotropical region please

30.04.13 16:38
schulterbeulen = humeri kreutzborsten = crossed bristles

30.04.13 16:30
can anyone translate the german words schulterbeulen and kreutzborsten please? Wink

17.04.13 11:04
Anyone knows right away how many species of Diptera there are in Europe? Thanks.

14.04.13 23:28
Smile ok, Johanna!

14.04.13 23:27
Grin...what you prefer, we can discus this, during some good wine, cheese and many new pinned flies!

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