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Small Heleomyzid?
Juergen Peters
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Posted on 13-12-2006 08:29
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Hello!

Yesterday it was a little bit sunny (6 ?C) here in Ostwestfalen/Germany, and many Diptera were flying. A rather small one (4-5 mm) was sitting on a leaf at the forest edge. Is it a Heleomyzid? It was only half the size as the Suillias which often came to the light in the last weeks.
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You are right Juergen - Suillia has 4+1dc and 1or, this Heleomyzid - 3+1dc and 2or. Wait AndrzejWink
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Hello, Nikita!

Nikita Vikhrev wrote:
You are right Juergen - Suillia has 4+1dc and 1or, this Heleomyzid - 3+1dc and 2or. Wait AndrzejWink


Thanks! At least I know now that it's indeed a Heleomyzid. On location I was not sure, it seemed very small to me, more like a Psilid, Pallopterid or one of the lightbrown Lauxaniids. But when I saw the photos, I thought this must be a Heleomyzid.
Edited by Juergen Peters on 13-12-2006 10:42
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Hi Juergen, this specimen look like Morholeria ruficornis !
The 3rd femur on M. ruficornis has 2-3 apical bristles !.
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Hello, Andrzej!

Andrzej wrote:
Hi Juergen, this specimen look like Morholeria ruficornis !
The 3rd femur on M. ruficornis has 2-3 apical bristles !.


Thanks a lot! New species and genus for me :-).
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