Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Sciapodinae from Moorea, French Polynesia
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| Tramage |
Posted on 13-09-2025 12:35
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Hello, This Sciapodinae male has been collected in a yellow pan trap in coastal area of Moorea, in French Polynesia. It doesn't seem to match with any of the Sciapodinae recorded from this country with such male genitalia, does anyone have an idea of the genus please ? Thank you for the help ! Tramage attached the following image:  [117.89Kb] |
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| Tramage |
Posted on 13-09-2025 12:37
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A closer view of the male abdomen
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| John Carr |
Posted on 13-09-2025 12:54
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It may be a different subfamily. Vein M is not forked and the vertex is not excavated. |
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| Tramage |
Posted on 16-09-2025 14:03
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After some research, I think this morphospecies belongs to the genus Paraclius, in the Dolichopodinae subfamily. The branched vein M misled me, as well as the fact that the subfamily Dolichopodinae was not known yet from this country. Does anyone can confirm the genus Paraclius ? |
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