Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Sea flies 1
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| Isidro |
Posted on 17-12-2007 18:43
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2102 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Small sea flies,... Ephydridae? 15th December 2007. El Golfo, south coast of Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Walking in the surface of the sea water and the next rocks (volcanic rocks), in areas covered by the sea during the high tide.  What species can be? |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 17-12-2007 21:55
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7352 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I think this is a canacid, not an ephydrid.
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| Isidro |
Posted on 23-12-2007 15:40
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2102 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Thanks a lot Tony... and can be identified more closely? I don't knew Canacidae family... |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 23-12-2007 21:27
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7352 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Possibly Xanthocanace - I'll check next time I have access to my collection.
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| Isidro |
Posted on 24-12-2007 12:16
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2102 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Many thanks again Tony!!! |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 28-12-2007 13:33
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7352 Joined: 19.11.04 |
This is proving a bit of a puzzle - I dont think it's a Canace species, and Xanthocanace ranula doesn't match. To my knowledge there are no other Canacidae on the Canary Islands, so it might be a new species, or else I had too much brandy over Christmas, and it's something else entirely.
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