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 Sepsidae? 15.07.2006
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 16-07-2006 12:57
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 Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3308 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Among swarms of distinct Sepsidae on fresh cow droppings I spotted several flies of this kind. Unlike the others, they never rotated their wings. Size 3mm.
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 16-07-2006 12:57
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Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3308 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Another view.
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 16-07-2006 12:59
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A female or a different species?
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 16-07-2006 13:14
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9349 Joined: 24.05.05 |
As for male (1,2 images) - I think it is Saltella sphondylii.
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 16-07-2006 13:23
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As for female I don't see why it couldn't be S. sphondylii too. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 16-07-2006 13:32
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Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3308 Joined: 17.10.05 |
OK thanks Nikita (I had strong doubts it's a Sepsidae at all). |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 16-07-2006 13:36
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In the second picture the merged basal cells are quite well visible. 
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 16-07-2006 13:38
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9349 Joined: 24.05.05 |
To tell you truth I've never seen this fly nor life, neither in collection, my suggestion is result of two times reading Ozerov's book "Sepsidae of Russia. But in photo 2 clearly visible that cells bm and br is fused. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 16-07-2006 13:48
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Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3308 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Well well thank you, but I'm afraid it still sounds a bit ( ) sophisticated for me.BTW, Juergens Peters also mentioned absence of wing rotation (http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=550&pid=1978#post_1978) |
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