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Ephydridae, Notiphila caudata?
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Klaas |
Posted on 26-10-2008 18:07
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Siculo, 25-9-2008 Near water in excavation of sand I found 3 names: Haloscatella dichaeta (Loew, 1860) Dichaeta caudata Notiphila caudata But is it this species? Klaas Klaas attached the following image: [151.81Kb] |
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Klaas |
Posted on 26-10-2008 18:09
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Lateral view
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Tony Irwin |
Posted on 27-10-2008 01:39
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7223 Joined: 19.11.04 |
It is Notiphila (Dichaeta) caudata - female. Some workers regard Dichaeta as a good genus. Others feel it is just a subgenus of Notiphila. Haloscatella dichaeta is in a completely different subfamily. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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