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Ephyridae: Actocetor nigrifinis
Clive Lau	#1 Posted on 01-10-2015 02:02
Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07	The species is from Hong Kong. Grateful for its identification. Clive Lau attached the following image: [115.81Kb] Edited by Clive Lau on 03-10-2015 01:42


Clive Lau	#2 Posted on 01-10-2015 02:03
Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07	Wing magnified. Clive Lau attached the following image: [61.3Kb]


Paul Beuk	#3 Posted on 01-10-2015 11:00
Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19382 Joined: 11.05.04	Resembles Acetor nigrifinis (Ephydridae) in the Gallery. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


Clive Lau	#4 Posted on 02-10-2015 03:03
Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07	Thanks Paul. Incidentally, is Acetor a correct spelling or a typo of Actocetor?


Tony Irwin	#5 Posted on 02-10-2015 08:51
Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7237 Joined: 19.11.04	Certainly the wing pattern matches Actocetor nigrifinis in the revision by Dikow and Mathis (2002). Although known from much of the Oriental Region, I'm not sure that the species has been recorded from China before. If you can catch a male, it would be worth checking the genitalia to confirm that it is this species. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin


Paul Beuk	#6 Posted on 02-10-2015 09:57
Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19382 Joined: 11.05.04	I guess that Tony's reply answered your question about the type. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


Clive Lau	#7 Posted on 03-10-2015 00:48
Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07	Many thanks Tony and Paul. Actocetor nigrifins apppears to be a new record for China though Dr. John C. Deeming (retired Dipterist from NHM, UK) visited HK in 2007 and caught a fly identifed as Actocetor sp. from the Hong Kong Wetland Park on 15.v.2007.