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 Another Ephydridae
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| conopid |
Posted on 07-07-2006 15:02
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
From same location as previous two specimens. Note the purple colouring is chromatic aberration in the camera, not the colour of the fly, which is shiny black.
conopid attached the following image:  [91.69Kb] Edited by conopid on 07-07-2006 15:04 Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 07-07-2006 15:11
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 Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3338 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Hello, maybe this could be a hint: http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?photo_id=363 |
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| conopid |
Posted on 07-07-2006 15:18
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Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Thanks. Looks a good match for the genus - I will try keying it from there.
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 07-07-2006 19:10
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7306 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Hi Nigel - Before pursuing Black's suggestion too vigorously, note the difference in head shape and costal ratio. Right subfamily, but wrong genus. 
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| conopid |
Posted on 07-07-2006 20:16
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Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Tony, Thanks for the helpful hints.I have keyed the fly, using Martin Drake's compilation of various work (including your's Tony). I have keyed this fly out as Athyroglossa glabra. However this does not appear to be in the same subfamily as Discomyza? Have I got my ID right? It certainly fits the description for A glabra very well! Edited by conopid on 07-07-2006 20:19 Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 07-07-2006 22:03
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7306 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Nigel- Evidently it's much cooler in Western regions today - my brain has sucumbed to the heat over here in the East!  Athyroglossa it is. I think I'll go and pour a beer! Tony Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| conopid |
Posted on 07-07-2006 23:37
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Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
 Ah, we all do that. Good to know that even the experienced can suffer from ocassional malfunctions. Beer is definitely the best answer!
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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