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 Megaselia sp cf, Phoridae, Hungary, March 2007
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| Xespok |
Posted on 20-03-2007 18:58
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
This will be another difficult one. Can you at least confirm the family? I am also sometimes struggling to tell some members of this family apart from some Sphaerocerids.
Xespok attached the following image:  [46.39Kb] Edited by Xespok on 24-03-2007 10:52 Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 20-03-2007 18:59
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Another shot, does not add too much unfortunately. (image changed)
Xespok attached the following image:  [51.76Kb] Edited by Xespok on 20-03-2007 21:29 Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 20-03-2007 20:16
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The other shot is exactly the same shot... 
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| Kahis |
Posted on 20-03-2007 21:48
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
I suspect it belongs to the giant genus Megaselia. A phorid it is in ay case.
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 20-03-2007 21:59
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Hehe, in most cases Megaselia IS the safest bewt.
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| Kahis |
Posted on 20-03-2007 22:02
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Now now, let's not diss the lovelier phorid genera 
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| Xespok |
Posted on 24-03-2007 10:51
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Thx guys, around 200 species of M. are known from Hungary with at least another 300 are likely be present. I leave this one for the pros...
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