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 Ephydridae?
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| Mizar |
Posted on 28-03-2018 10:12
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Sicily (Italy), 1 August. On the coast at the mouth of a river. Maybe Mosillus subsultans?
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 28-03-2018 10:16
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I think more likely Chlorichaeta
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| Mizar |
Posted on 28-03-2018 10:17
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Mizar wrote:
Sicily (Italy), 1 August. On the coast at the mouth of a river. Maybe Mosillus subsultans? Mizar attached the following image:  [86.81Kb] |
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| Mizar |
Posted on 28-03-2018 22:28
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Tony Irwin wrote: I think more likely Chlorichaeta Thanks, Tony! You've been too fast for my eyes. I have another question. Is it true that in Sicily is reported only C. albipennis |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 29-03-2018 00:26
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Yes, albipennis is the only species recorded from Sicily (in fact it was described from Sicilian specimens). The other European species tuberculosa is recorded from Sardinia, but nowhere else in Italy.
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| Mizar |
Posted on 29-03-2018 10:14
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Wonderful! Thank you Tony. So this one I photographed is Chlorichaeta albipennis! |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 29-03-2018 18:12
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Probably. If there are 3 to 5 large tubercles on each side of the scutellum, it's albipennis. If there are only two tubercles on each side of the scutellum, then it's tuberculosa.
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| Mizar |
Posted on 30-03-2018 08:53
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The images are not quite defined, I trusted in the geographical distribution |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 30-03-2018 10:03
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7350 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Indeed. Our knowledge of the geographical distribution of flies is incomplete - many new country records have been posted on Diptera.info, so I'm always cautious about using known distribution to identify a fly. There's no reason why tuberculosa shouldn't occur in Sicily, as it is recorded from Sardinia, Algeria, Greece and Egypt.
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