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 Images from Japan from May 2005 5
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| Xespok |
Posted on 11-07-2005 16:47
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
This is a very pretty fly, it is a pity that it was hardly larger than 2mm. |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 11-07-2005 18:27
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
For sure!  Greetings Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 11-07-2005 19:49
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
And I think Gerard better had written in the message text, too, that it is an agromyzid... It is easy to overlook the reply in the message title 
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| Louis Boumans |
Posted on 12-07-2005 21:26
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Member Location: NO Oslo Posts: 269 Joined: 09.06.04 |
why not Chloropidae? |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 12-07-2005 21:47
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Louis Boumans wrote: why not Chloropidae? Well, if it was not obviously an agromyzid, then the next choice would be a chloropid Why is it a agromyzid? Weeell, instinct tell us so, first of all. The 'gut feeling' builds from several small details, none of them very important by itself: details of coloration, head higher than long, head with strong setae on frons (unsharp but visible in the photo), 'fat' abdomen with tubular ovipositor., stance - chloropid normally sit flatter, keeping the body closer to the ground.off-topic: Woohoo, got my first Stratiomys specimens today  after several years spent looking for this impressive soldierfly. 2005 is taking shape as an excellent diptera collecting year here in Finland, our mailing list is overflowing with truly exciting finds (new for Europe this, new for science that!) Jere |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 12-07-2005 21:59
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
Chloropidae : triangular Mirror on vertex!
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| Louis Boumans |
Posted on 13-07-2005 01:15
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Member Location: NO Oslo Posts: 269 Joined: 09.06.04 |
Kahis, thanks for the explanations! Chtirion: yes, but you can't really see the vertex from this lateral angle.. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 13-07-2005 08:17
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
In addition to Kahis reply: To put it simply: There are not many chloropids that are so strongly setose (both head and thorax) as in this specimen.
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| cthirion |
Posted on 13-07-2005 11:40
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
Yes Mr.Boumans, only line here visible!
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| Xespok |
Posted on 13-07-2005 12:45
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Based on Osamu Furuta's opinion this fly could be Liriomyza huidobrensis (Agromyzidae) He wrote on the Japanese diptera forum that this species is a recent introduction to Japan, and is considered a pest. |
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