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 Chloromyia formosa f = antennae missing during collection
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 13-08-2017 17:23
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 Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
I have very little experience with Stratiomyidae. seems to be 8mm. I've added some microscopic photos (terminalia, haltere, hairy eyes) Finally, the third antennal segments seem to be missing. Is it possible that a soldier fly can drop them like a grasshopper with its legs? otherwise, I have no idea why they are missing. Any ideas? johnes81 attached the following image:  [191.58Kb] Edited by johnes81 on 13-08-2017 20:33 John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 13-08-2017 17:23
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Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
wing...
johnes81 attached the following image:  [71.79Kb] John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 13-08-2017 17:24
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Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
microscope...
johnes81 attached the following image:  [109.58Kb] John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 13-08-2017 17:26
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9495 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Some flies lose terminal antenna segments when collected. |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 13-08-2017 17:43
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Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
John Carr wrote: Some flies lose terminal antenna segments when collected. Very interesting. Thank You John! Imagine if I needed this segment for identification (like a chalcid). I would be freaking out right now 
John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 13-08-2017 17:44
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Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
forgot to add the hind leg:
johnes81 attached the following image:  [35.49Kb] John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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but don't see the image in the post.