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Heleomyzidae spec.
joachimbertrands
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Posted on 27-02-2010 23:27
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Can someone help me with this fly? Found in a cave hibernating in the Viroin valley, in the southern part of Belgium. Jonas Mortelmans told me he first thought it was a member of the Heleomyza family, but I photographed the genitals and he now assures me it's something else.
Any ideas?
You can find the pictures on the link below:

http://waarneming...p;local=be

Joachim
Edited by joachimbertrands on 28-02-2010 19:26
 
rvanderweele
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Heleomyzidae. Genus Heleomyza. I think H. captiosa. The photo`s are not detailed enough for me to be completely sure.
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Paul Beuk
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I think it is captiosa. If you want confirmation you can send it to me at the Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht.
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not captiosa Angry The genus is Scoliocentra ! and the species name is: S. villosa. Andrzej
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I am too lazy to go upstairs to look in the catalogue of Pal. Diptera. I can't imagine that many Scoliocentra species have been collected in Belgium. Do you have information about this, Andrzej.

BTW, I feel more or less reluctant to react on any thing concerning Heleomyzidae; your remarks feel like a sting of a needle Wink
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Wow, so it means that it's quite a good species for Belgium? Thanks Andrzej!
Greetz
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Not many:-) From the genus Scoliocentra (excl. 2 species of Gymnomus) only 4 species. The S. villosa is the most common species in caves ! Andrzej
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Well, Joachim, maybe a too fast reaction. Perhaps it says more about the number of dipterists collecting Heleomyzidae, than about the occurence of certain species Wink
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Nice

I'm glad it isnt Heleomyza Wink Grin

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I'm too Smile Andrzej
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Okay, thanks to everyone for the determination :-)
 
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Checked the catalogue. It is not specially mentioned from Belgium, but given the area, I won't be surprised that it has been recorded already, since it is knows from Central Europe, Northern Europa and Western Europe including UK.
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Ruud, Did you check the old literature ??? Andrzej Wink

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Just the cat. Of Pal. Diptera. That's all
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Andrzej
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There are some papers published by Leruth, concerning Belge Fauna:

Leruth, R., 1931, Notw préliminaire sur la faune cavernicole de Belgique, Bull. Soc. Belge et d'etudes géol. et archeol., 10: 88-101.
Leruth, R., 1934, Exploration biologique des cavernes de la Belgique et du Limbourg Hollandais, XVIe contribution: Dipteres: Dryomyzidae et Helomyzidae (1), Bull. et Ann. Soc. Ent. Belgique, 74: 99-128.
Leruth, R., 1939, La biologie du domaine souterrain et la faune cavernicole de la Belgique, Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Belgique, 87: 1-506.
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caliprobola
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It is in the (outdated - 1991) checklist of Belgian Diptera, mentioned as being present in the collection of the Belgian Royal Natural History Museum.
 
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