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 Gibbous tiny fly from Canary Islands
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| Isidro |
Posted on 16-02-2008 09:34
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2070 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Habitat: urban zone. Size: about 3 mm.  What can be? Thanks.. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 16-02-2008 09:48
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
the spectacular Mythicomyiidae and my first favorite family! Lucky you. I'm trying to find these beauties since last year! |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 16-02-2008 10:16
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Perhaps Cephalodromia sp.  |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 16-02-2008 11:26
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2070 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Thanks Jorge! You must come to Lanzarote! Canacidae very common in the seashore and this one also was common... |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 16-02-2008 12:08
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 Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
These photos do not show the head or wing venation adequatly to be sure, but i can see nothing in these photos that would preclude Cyrtosia canariensis which i know is common on the islands. |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 17-02-2008 10:26
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2070 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Thanks David!  |
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| nealevenhuis |
Posted on 22-02-2008 06:10
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Member Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 10 Joined: 29.04.07 |
It may be Cephalodromia humeralis. I have specimens of this at hand and the shape of the occiput seems to indicate a Cephalodromia rather than a Cyrtosia.... but the photo is not as clear as I'd like to be perfectly sure about the ID. -Neal |
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