Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Ephydridae Kenya->cf. Cestrotus (Lauxaniidae)
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| nielsyese |
Posted on 18-03-2023 11:34
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 Member Location: Yerseke, NL Posts: 2371 Joined: 13.02.09 |
I saw this fly in a collection and was interested what it could be, so I took some pictures. It is from Kenya and I am not familiar with Afrotropical Diptera, but I think it is an Ephydridae. Any ideas?
nielsyese attached the following image:  [39Kb] Edited by nielsyese on 19-03-2023 20:12 Best wishes, Niels-Jan Dek |
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| nielsyese |
Posted on 18-03-2023 11:39
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Member Location: Yerseke, NL Posts: 2371 Joined: 13.02.09 |
Lateral picture
nielsyese attached the following image:  [35.52Kb] Best wishes, Niels-Jan Dek |
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| nielsyese |
Posted on 18-03-2023 11:40
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Head
nielsyese attached the following image:  [31.44Kb] Best wishes, Niels-Jan Dek |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 18-03-2023 12:22
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7338 Joined: 19.11.04 |
There appear to be no costal breaks, which would exclude Ephydridae. The very deep genae remind me of Cestrotus, so I suggest that genus or another lauxaniid.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 18-03-2023 20:19
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9539 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Cestrotus is very common in Africa
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| nielsyese |
Posted on 19-03-2023 20:13
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Member Location: Yerseke, NL Posts: 2371 Joined: 13.02.09 |
Thank you both! I like the wing pattern.
Best wishes, Niels-Jan Dek |
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