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jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 31-10-2007 14:56
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
I must say again: Moegistorhynchus longirostris --- IS AN INCREDIBLE FLY! Nemestrinidae (another favorite family for me) - Moegistorhynchus longirostris. Unfortunately there is only in Africa. http://tinyurl.co... Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 31-10-2007 15:00 |
Tony Irwin |
Posted on 31-10-2007 22:42
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7232 Joined: 19.11.04 |
More about these flies here : http://www.natura...ature.html Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 31-10-2007 23:13
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
i know Tony. I put that link in shoutbox before I give the url for image of that fabulous fly. http://tinyurl.com/2c8d42 And there are more awesome Nemestrinidae as Atriadops vespertilio! I saw today the genus Psilodera from Acroceridae. Awesome fly. Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 31-10-2007 23:14 |
jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 01-11-2007 03:31
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
more favorite flies: Mydidae - Cephalocera fascipennis - this fly is among one that has the most beautiful wings: beautiful venation, amazing spotted wing! Platystomatidae - Bromophila caffra - head... totally red! |
jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 18-11-2007 20:24
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Another for the list!! Pyrgotidae - Pyrgotella chagnoni http://bugguide.n...120/bgpage |
jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-08-2009 22:17
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
another new fave for me... maybe the number 1 at the moment The spectacular Cephalodromia cf. nitens (Mythicomyiidae). You must love this!!! http://diptera.in...d_id=23643 |
Steve Gaimari |
Posted on 13-08-2009 17:48
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Member Location: Sacramento, California, USA Posts: 169 Joined: 08.10.04 |
Definitely Eurychoromyia mallea Hendel. In the next few months, I have a paper coming out about this fly and it's relatives (it's in press). Although there are a lot of other very cool lauxanioids! Such as Wawu monstruosus (van der Wulp). |
jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 13-08-2009 19:18
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
WHAT?!!?!? Are you saying that you have discovered the Eurychoromyia mallea??!?!!?!?!?!?!?!? I will scream if it is true!!!! I must *REALLY* go to the place of the Eurychoromyia mallea!!!!!! What a name... Wawu Is this from Mars?!?!? WOW!!!! You want us a heart attack!!! Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 13-08-2009 19:20 |
xylo |
Posted on 13-08-2009 19:47
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Member Location: Posts: 139 Joined: 21.08.04 |
If Steve has some recent specimens: He is my FLY-HERO!!! Jorge, have look at Broad-headed Flies (Eurychoromyidae) for type locality and additional information. so long, xylo |
jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 13-08-2009 20:04
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
xylo... I knew all about the location of this fly... and the rarity of the Eurychoromyidae!! I knew this fly since 2007 Rarity? lol ... we can say: no one alive dipterologist/person has seen an ALIVE specimen of that OUT OF THIS WORLD fly... I'm eager to "hear" Steve saying: YES, I HAVE FOUND Eurychoromyia mallea!!! I would scream if this is true!!! |
Paul Beuk |
Posted on 14-08-2009 08:17
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19363 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Luckily this site does not carry sounds.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 14-08-2009 11:09
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
well... that's a feature you should add to DI. Enabling sound files. lol |
Paul Beuk |
Posted on 14-08-2009 12:03
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19363 Joined: 11.05.04 |
No way...
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
Steve Gaimari |
Posted on 17-08-2009 18:53
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Member Location: Sacramento, California, USA Posts: 169 Joined: 08.10.04 |
I hate to disappoint anyone, but I have no other specimens of Eurychoromyia mallea than the 4 collected by Schnuse 100 years ago (although I have tried 3 times!). However, I've solved the "mystery" about what it "is", so to speak. I hope that'll be enough to make people happy. |
jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 18-08-2009 19:51
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Steve, I can be a volunteer to help you finding Eurychomyiidae eheh |
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