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 Scuttle fly Phoridae Vietnam
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 02-02-2010 09:36
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
This fly was captured in Vietnam, mushroom plantation. I am notr specialist in Phoridae at all, tried to reach some genus, stopped at Megaselia
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 02-02-2010 09:36
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
some details
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 02-02-2010 09:37
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
one more photo
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 02-02-2010 10:06
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19375 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Cranefly wrote: Like any sensible person would do. This fly was captured in Vietnam, mushroom plantation. I am notr specialist in Phoridae at all, tried to reach some genus, stopped at Megaselia  Better send bbrown a PM to alert him to your phorid queries... Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| bbrown |
Posted on 02-02-2010 15:40
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Member Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 103 Joined: 17.02.05 |
Thanks Paul! This one is a male Puliciphora; females are wingless. They are scavengers, often breeding in decaying fungi. Brian Brian Brown Entomology NH Museum of Los Angeles Co. |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 02-02-2010 17:05
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
Many thanks for the help. |
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