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 Australian Dolichopodidae
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 22-01-2016 19:52
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 Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Can anyone suggest a family for this fly? Malaise trap, Townsville, Queensland. Graeme Cocks attached the following image:  [52.62Kb] Edited by Graeme Cocks on 23-01-2016 01:48 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 23-01-2016 01:36
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7236 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I'd suggest Dolichopodidae
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 23-01-2016 01:47
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Thanks Tony |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 23-01-2016 02:25
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10211 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Didn't you have a similar Sympycnus? |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 23-01-2016 05:26
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Thanks John, yes there is one, looks the same. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 29-01-2016 11:32
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19375 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Or Achalcus...?
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| John Carr |
Posted on 29-01-2016 11:57
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10211 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Paul Beuk wrote: Or Achalcus...? The last Australian Sympycnus also has divergent R4+5 and M. http://www.dipter...d_id=69630 |
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| Marc Pollet |
Posted on 06-03-2021 23:51
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Member Location: Welle (Denderleeuw) Posts: 161 Joined: 02.06.05 |
Dear John, I would not go for Achalcus either. All Achalcus, except for A. edwardsi from Chile, has an apical arista. Cheers, Marc |
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