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 Quick request for Family please
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| Gordon |
Posted on 16-05-2008 09:18
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 Member Location: Lake Kerkini, Greece Posts: 1101 Joined: 02.01.08 |
This fly, with the spotted wings occurred in two traps last week. I looks like an Opomyzid to me, as does the other fly which was supposed to be holding it up so that the wings were flat but I see it moved. Anyway they are probably both the same family and that is all I need. I notice, but it doesn't show on the photo, the camera is not happy looking down the microscope, unlike myself, that both have branches on the upper side of the antennae only. I know this is a character of some Ephydrids, but???????????????? You all know how ignorant I am!
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| Sue Southway |
Posted on 16-05-2008 09:42
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Member Location: New Forest, Hampshire, UK Posts: 32 Joined: 07.03.07 |
The one with marked wings is a Geomyza (Opomyzidae), not sure about the other, at a glance I'd have said Drosophila, the antenna wiill have a definite fork at the end if it is. Hope this helps, Sue  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 16-05-2008 09:42
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Hi Gordon Best to add '? Opomhyzidae' to the title of this thread, so that Jan-Willem will notice it. Theo |
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| Gordon |
Posted on 16-05-2008 10:28
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Member Location: Lake Kerkini, Greece Posts: 1101 Joined: 02.01.08 |
Thanks Sue and Theo, OK I am happy with the first one being an Opomyzidae, I will post a new thread on the second. |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 16-05-2008 13:37
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2169 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi Gordon, The first one is a female of Geomyza tripunctata. Edited by Jan Willem on 16-05-2008 13:38 Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 19-05-2008 08:55
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
The drosophilid is Scaptomyza cf. graminum.
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