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 Small fly from Brazil
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| alepercol |
Posted on 26-04-2021 21:57
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 Member Location: Brazil Posts: 68 Joined: 30.07.09 |
Dear all This small onde ia from Paraíba, Brazil. One of the smallest flies I have seen (about 0.7mm). Sorry for the photo quality. alepercol attached the following image:  [271.47Kb] "Não por acaso são os insetos tão apaixonantes" Subjects: Taxonomy, Systematics, Biodiversity. Area: Neotropical Region, Caatinga. Families: Ctenostylidae, Cypselosomatidae, Helosciomyzidae, Micropezidae, Muscidae, Neriidae, Pseudopomyzidae, Syringogastridae, Somatiidae. |
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| alepercol |
Posted on 26-04-2021 22:01
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Member Location: Brazil Posts: 68 Joined: 30.07.09 |
With humeral and subcostal break. No M vein (just a faint trace). No cup cell. "Não por acaso são os insetos tão apaixonantes" Subjects: Taxonomy, Systematics, Biodiversity. Area: Neotropical Region, Caatinga. Families: Ctenostylidae, Cypselosomatidae, Helosciomyzidae, Micropezidae, Muscidae, Neriidae, Pseudopomyzidae, Syringogastridae, Somatiidae. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 27-04-2021 00:43
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10176 Joined: 22.10.10 |
The spur under the fore femur suggests Anthomyzidae. Check that family first. According to Manual of Central American Diptera similar Drosophilidae and Stenomicra can be distinguished by head structure (hairs on arista and face). |
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