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Helina deleta?
Widus
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Posted on 22-08-2019 10:27
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Hello,
This fly was found dead inside a house in Italy in the Piemonte area last July. Based on the indicated criteria, I would say that it is Helina deleta. Is this correct?
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Additional images. Note that the prosternum is clearly bare when viewed with a binocular magnifyer (hard to assess from the upper right inset provided, sorry about that).
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Nikita Vikhrev
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Generally your identification looks correct. I collected H. deleta in July from Serbia, but this series is not with me presently. I do not remember is anterior spiracle as dark as on your image. Check eyes (on black background) should be spersely hairy.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University
 
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Thank you Nikita. I thought I did not see any hair on the eyes when I first looked at the fly but then, following your advise, I checked again this time under a dark background and yes the eyes are sparsely haired (see image provided; I also put another view of the prosternum)
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So with the information provided, can we formally validate Helina deleta ?
 
Nikita Vikhrev
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I think so. Anterior spiracles should be dark as it is on your specimen.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University
 
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