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chitrashanker
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 Hi, I have a few dipeterans from my sweep net collections in rice fields. I am not a diptersist and would be very happy if someone can identify my specimens upto family and genus level
Is the attached image Hydrellia?
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 Notiphila (Ephydridae)
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 Is not Hydrellia mor common in rice habitat. It did seem more like Hydrellia to me
 
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 Again from Nikita: he still thinks it's a Notiphila. At least in Thailand it was the commonest shore fly on rice paddies.
 
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 It works finallly, thank you Paul.
I don't think that it is Notiphila, it is Notiphila!
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 I agree with Kahis and Nikita - this is Notiphila. Perhaps Nikita could post one of his great Notiphila photos on the gallery? Wink
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 I wish to post, Tony, but I still havn't Notiphila with trusted species level ID. This season I promis!
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University
 
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 Thank you Kahis, Nikita and Tony for your help
 
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