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 Very small fly with big head
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 22-10-2006 03:17
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14329 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hallo, allerseits! This tiny (1.5-2 mm) fly also visited the light yesterday (Ostwestfalen/Germany). Does it belong to the Pipunculidae? Thanks! Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [4.83Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 22-10-2006 07:42
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Platypezidae, I think.
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 22-10-2006 19:53
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14329 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Paul! Paul Beuk wrote: Platypezidae, I think. Ah, thanks, that family did not come into my mind. I was not happy with Pipunculidae, and the fly did not have Nematocera antennae like a male Simulid, but I did not know which other family it could be. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 22-10-2006 20:38
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14329 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, again! Juergen Peters wrote: with Pipunculidae, and the fly did not have Nematocera antennae like a male Simulid Here is another one from yesterday with filamentary antennae. Maybe this is a male Simulium sp.? Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [8.04Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 22-10-2006 21:37
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Hi J?rgen I think your first picture is a simuliid as well. The radial veins show well in contrast to the very faint other veins. I think in Platypezidae the median and cubital veins would be visible. As for the antennae, I suspect this male is holding them back over its eyes, which they sometimes do. Simuliids regularly come to light, and I don't think this is something that platypezids do. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 22-10-2006 23:27
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14329 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Tony! Tony Irwin wrote: I think your first picture is a simuliid as well. Thanks! In any case this is a very astonishing Diptera - even more so for a Nematocera. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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