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 Small fly at spider prey: Milichiidae?
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 26-06-2008 21:34
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Hello! This only 1.5 mm long fly examined an Anisopodid midge caught in a spider web at our garden shed (northwest Germany) today. Is it a Milichiid? Thanks! Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [33.39Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 26-06-2008 21:35
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Another view.
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [33.18Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 26-06-2008 21:35
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14377 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Third picture.
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [35.28Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 27-06-2008 08:25
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Microphor sp. You can see the antennae in the second image and that would not be that large in any of the Milichiidae. At least the genus Microphor of the Microphoridae (or rather Microphorinae as they have been shown to belong with the Dolichopodidae) are also seen near spider's webs and on preys, but not as often as Desmometopa.
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 27-06-2008 08:57
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Hi J?rgen, You "Anisopodid midge" does look more like a dolichopodid to me. Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 27-06-2008 10:44
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LoL, I did not even look at what J?rgen wrote about that one: It is Neurigona.
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 27-06-2008 19:58
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14377 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Paul and Jan Willem! Many thanks! Ups... I should have seen by the large genitalia, that the prey must be a male Neurigona  (they are also very frequent here at the moment...).Paul Beuk wrote: Microphor sp. You can see the antennae in the second image and that would not be that large in any of the Milichiidae. Yes, I also noticed the long antennae, and that they were bigger than those of all Milichiidae in the gallery. But I didn't know if there were possibly other Milichiidae with such antennae... At least the genus Microphor of the Microphoridae (or rather Microphorinae as they have been shown to belong with the Dolichopodidae) are also seen near spider's webs and on preys, but not as often as Desmometopa. Very interesting, thanks! Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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