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 6. Fruit fly like flies. Do you know the family?
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| Xespok |
Posted on 02-03-2005 03:13
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Photo made in Japan. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 02-03-2005 07:59
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My suggestion is a small species of the Dolichopodidae.
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| Xespok |
Posted on 02-03-2005 08:30
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Looks quite different from the Dolichopodidae I know. The usually seen Dolichopodidae in Japan are long-legged like the presumed Sciapus nebulosus attached or the other common species Dolichopus nitidus. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 02-03-2005 08:39
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In general you are right about the longish legs in this family. They are called long-legged flies for a reason.  Still, the are several exceptions. The long legs are already shorter in a genus like Medetera (see: http://www.dipter..._id=80#285), but in genera like Chrysotus and Chrysotimus, the legs are really shortish. Still, if someone has a better alternative, I am open to it.
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