Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Phoridae
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 30-06-2006 19:27
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 737 Joined: 16.12.04 |
Hello, I have noticed some activity in the Phoridae-section, so here are two pictures I made near Heerlen. The first one is from 18-03, in a forest, the size was about 5 mm. The prince and princess of darkness (2-3 mm per piece) I saw in a moor two weeks ago. When they are eating or mating one has the possibility to take a picture, the rest of the time they seem to run around. Ben Ben Hamers attached the following image:  [93.65Kb] Edited by Ben Hamers on 21-05-2012 20:48 |
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| Mario Langourov |
Posted on 30-06-2006 22:44
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Member Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 23 Joined: 01.03.06 |
The first one is Megaselia diversa - a widespread West Palaearctic species; second one Gymnophora sp. in copula. |
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 01-07-2006 12:53
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 737 Joined: 16.12.04 |
Thanks a lot Mario, Ben |
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| Mario Langourov |
Posted on 01-07-2006 13:02
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Member Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 23 Joined: 01.03.06 |
You're welcome! It's a pleasure for me! |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 01-07-2006 14:36
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Mario, specially with these phorids I think some may be interested to knwo what features you used for identification.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Mario Langourov |
Posted on 01-07-2006 15:30
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Member Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 23 Joined: 01.03.06 |
Examined pictures: 1. Megaselia diversa - black; halteres yellow; enlarged labella & fore tarsal segments; hypopygium 2. Gymnophora sp. - very characteristic genus - without bristles on frons 3. Megaselia berndseni - short costa; yellow halteres & the shape of male hypopygyum 4. [i][i][i][i]Spiniphora maculata[/i][/i][/i] [/i]- shape of hypopygium; chaetotaxy on the legs & characteristic dark smudge around origin of the first thin vein of the wing  |
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