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Simuliidae fly - perhaps Simulius sp.
jorgemotalmeida	#1 Posted on 07-05-2007 13:04
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06	Hi * locality - Serra da Estrela - PORTUGAL * date - 2007.05.06 * size - 2 mm (very small fly) * habitat - openland * substrate - giesta? This fly was caught by net... I haven?t any clue what the family can it be... almost sure, this is a new family for me. it was in a swarm of flies (caught in final afternoon). EDIT ---> Title changed from "Mystery fly" to "Simuliidae fly - perhaps Simulius sp." jorgemotalmeida attached the following image: [186.23Kb] Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 07-05-2007 20:07


jorgemotalmeida	#2 Posted on 07-05-2007 13:05
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06	another view jorgemotalmeida attached the following image: [184.79Kb]


jorgemotalmeida	#3 Posted on 07-05-2007 13:05
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06	another view jorgemotalmeida attached the following image: [182.03Kb]


Paul Beuk	#4 Posted on 07-05-2007 13:13
Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19375 Joined: 11.05.04	Simuliidae. Apparently been dead for a while considering the shape of the eyes. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


jorgemotalmeida	#5 Posted on 07-05-2007 13:13
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06	Phoridae??? but it seems to be other family... i hope to get genus level, at least.


jorgemotalmeida	#6 Posted on 07-05-2007 13:31
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06	Paul Beuk wrote: Simuliidae. Apparently been dead for a while considering the shape of the eyes. yes. It was dead and with some damage. It died in sweeping. it can be Simulium sp. ?


Tony T	#7 Posted on 07-05-2007 14:29
Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 663 Joined: 08.02.07	jorgemotalmeida wrote: I haven?t any clue what the family can it be... almost sure, this is a new family for me. it was in a swarm of flies (caught in final afternoon). You are so lucky not to be bothered by Simulium! Step outside here in Canada in the next week and you will be attacked by hundreds of blood-thirsty Black Flies - almost impossible to go into the forest.