Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Beetle-fly
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 30-05-2007 00:29
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I know a few of these have been posted here in the past - one of my favourite 'freaky flies'  Caught in a malaise trap in Western Malaysia 1999/2000 - size about 4mm. 
ChrisR attached the following image:  [68.36Kb] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 30-05-2007 00:50
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Celyphidae. |
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| Steve Gaimari |
Posted on 30-05-2007 22:41
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This is a species of Spaniocelyphus. This genus is easy to distinguish by the abdominal tergites - they are subdivided into a middle part and left and right lateral parts, with longitudinal sutures between. In this photo, you can tell the sutures are there, although it is not as clear as a posterior view of the abdomen! Identifying the species is not possible without dissecting the genitalia. Steve |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 30-05-2007 22:49
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Thanks Steve |
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