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Hippoboscidae - Lipoptena cervi
Frank Koehler	#1 Posted on 01-10-2006 22:57
Member Location: Bornheim / Rheinl. (D) Posts: 280 Joined: 30.09.06	Good evening. This nice fly was crossing my way (hairs)in a wet nature forest reserve. The name was found by comparing photos, but there is no shure identification yet. Can anybody help? Thanks in advance. Frank #6124 Germany / Mecklenburg: Dobbin, Forest Barkhorst, VI.2004 Edited by Frank Koehler on 19-10-2006 18:39


Tony Irwin	#2 Posted on 02-10-2006 00:09
Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04	This is Lipoptena - the Deer Ked, probably L. cervi, but there are other species in central Europe, so I can't be certain. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin


Zeegers	#3 Posted on 02-10-2006 09:58
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18538 Joined: 21.07.04	The date clearly suggests Lipoptena fortisetosa, a remarkably small fly. (but I can't tell the size sufficiently, it looks small indeed). L. fortisetosa is known from the forests in the Alps and Boehmerwald, possibly Harz as well. L. cervi has period of flight august - octobre. Theo Zeegers


Frank Koehler	#4 Posted on 02-10-2006 15:03
Member Location: Bornheim / Rheinl. (D) Posts: 280 Joined: 30.09.06	Thank you for the hints. The collected specimen has the size of a large beetle ;-) 3,45 mm. Best regards Frank


Frank Koehler	#5 Posted on 02-10-2006 19:38
Member Location: Bornheim / Rheinl. (D) Posts: 280 Joined: 30.09.06	I forgot: In the wet forest of Mecklenburg you can find a lot of nordic beetle species and a lot of beetle species you can find only on mountains in the south (called "boreomontan" in the old literature).


Zeegers	#6 Posted on 02-10-2006 20:38
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18538 Joined: 21.07.04	Well, L. fortisetosa is more an eastern species. To the west to Bayern, so a record from Mecklenburg is good but not amazing. Theo