Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Chonocephalus sp., wingless Phoridae
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 13-01-2010 10:20
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
This photo was sent me from Ukraine, greenhouse with Pleurotes fungi. No end of abdomen. Looks like Chonocephalus? Please help! They want to struggle against this fly, but possibly it is predatory or parasitic?
Cranefly attached the following image:  [184.46Kb] Edited by Cranefly on 24-01-2010 07:53 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 13-01-2010 11:22
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Chonocephalus is correct. I cannot tell which species. There is a revision of the Holartic species in Zootax but that issue is not open access. This is from the title page: The tiny scuttle flies of the genus Chonocephalus Wandolleck are noted for their sexual dimorphism, with the females being flightless but the males being normally winged. Many species breed in ripe fruits, while some exploit other sources of fermenting detritus or plant material, and the males transport females to suitable larval pabula during nuptial flights (Disney, 1994). (http://www.mapres...00060f.pdf) IMO they are no threat to the culture but rather an indication that something was already wrong in the culture, leading to rotting fungi allowing the phorids to breed. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 13-01-2010 14:45
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
Many thanks |
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| bbrown |
Posted on 23-01-2010 05:39
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Member Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 103 Joined: 17.02.05 |
Yes, Paul is right. Brian Brian Brown Entomology NH Museum of Los Angeles Co. |
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