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Fungomyza albimana? -> Protopiophila latipes
Carnifex	#1 Posted on 08-08-2018 16:27
Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1863 Joined: 23.06.15	Hi there, caught this fellow in a mushroom trap, is the ID correct? Cheers, Lorin Edited by Carnifex on 23-11-2021 21:43 Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated.


Ectemnius	#2 Posted on 09-08-2018 09:42
Member Location: The Netherlands Posts: 845 Joined: 22.11.11	Hi Carnifex, It looks more to be a Piophilidae. It's genae are too wide. The wing venation is off. And the frontal tarsae are widenened. This then resembles Protopiophila latipes. Regards, Ectemnius


Carnifex	#3 Posted on 09-08-2018 10:45
Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1863 Joined: 23.06.15	Oh, yes you are right, and the name latipes says it all . The tarsae are very conspicuous. After seeing Fungomyza, I stopped looking critically at it, as I didn't expect such a similar fly, also coming to mushroom traps, in another family. I wonder if these similarities constitute some sort of mimicry? Btw, the other flies caught were all Drosophila testacea. Cheers! Edited by Carnifex on 09-08-2018 10:45 Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated.


Carnifex	#4 Posted on 09-08-2018 11:34
Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1863 Joined: 23.06.15	I checked on fauna-eu, and there is only one entry for each Piophila and Protopiophila. What is the actual status for Middle Europe? Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated.