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 Brachycoma devia
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| crex |
Posted on 06-06-2006 18:27
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
From today, just north of Stockholm, Sweden. Can you tell which species this is? Thanx. Edit: Changed subject (Unknown diptera) Edit: Changed subject (Sarcophagidae sp) crex attached the following image:  [89.06Kb] Edited by crex on 07-06-2006 21:03 |
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| crex |
Posted on 06-06-2006 18:27
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Another view of the same individual.
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| crex |
Posted on 06-06-2006 18:28
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Yet another view of the same individual.
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 06-06-2006 19:00
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9459 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I'm afraid species level is impossible: Sarcophagidae, Sarcophaginae - that is all. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| crex |
Posted on 06-06-2006 21:43
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Nikita Vikhrev wrote: I'm afraid species level is impossible: Sarcophagidae, Sarcophaginae - that is all. Nikita Ok, thank you. I wonder what would make it recognisable? |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 06-06-2006 21:50
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9459 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Ok, thank you. I wonder what would make it recognisable? Micropreparation and inverstigation of male genitalia. In case of female - rearing eggs, ID male (see above) and than you will get famale of known species. 
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| crex |
Posted on 06-06-2006 22:03
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Nikita Vikhrev wrote: Micropreparation and inverstigation of male genitalia. In case of female - rearing eggs, ID male (see above) and than you will get famale of known species. Ohh, I see. Pretty useless taking photos of these flies then ... |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 07-06-2006 06:10
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
crex wrote: Ohh, I see. Pretty useless taking photos of these flies then ... Not quite. You might catch some nice feature of the family, you might get some very nice pictures and you might you pick that one species that does have that special something that makes it identifiable. Also, it gives an impression on where the species can be found (at least if the pictures are under natural conditions), positions they take, etc. And youcan always try to catch it afterwards and get it identified. 
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 07-06-2006 07:21
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19009 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Not so negative. This case might be an exception. The arista is ... bare ?? At least, it looks bare (could we get a closeup ?) In that case it is not Sarcophagini, but Wohlfartiini. In most cases... Brachycoma devia. In which case the palpi should be dark, as in (most) Sarcophagini. If the palpi are bright yellow, we are dealing with Eurychaeta ( = Helicobosca). Hope this helps Theo Zeegers |
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| crex |
Posted on 07-06-2006 09:05
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Zeegers wrote: ... arista is ... bare ?? ... palpi are bright yellow ... Ok, thanks both. I'll check my photos when I get back home, but first I have to learn what arista and palpi are  |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 07-06-2006 09:36
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
See: arista and palpi. I will add images later.
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| crex |
Posted on 07-06-2006 19:08
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Close-up of the head, view one.
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| crex |
Posted on 07-06-2006 19:08
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Close-up of the head, view two.
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| crex |
Posted on 07-06-2006 19:10
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
The arista seems to be without hair even if it is hard to tell from this poor close-up.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 07-06-2006 20:10
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19009 Joined: 21.07.04 |
And the palpi are dark. So Brachycoma devia it should be. Parasite in nests of bumble-bees. Theo |
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| crex |
Posted on 07-06-2006 21:04
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Nice, thanks again. |
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