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 Conopidae?
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| Sundew |
Posted on 28-10-2007 21:57
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hello, The photo where this detail comes from was primarily taken to show the flower structure of Oenothera tetragona (Onagraceae). When I took it in June 2006 my interest in insects was still underdeveloped, which has enormously changed meanwhile! So I would really like to know whether this fly might be a Sicus. Unfortunately, there is just this one pic, but the wing venation is well seen. Thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [160.03Kb] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 28-10-2007 22:03
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
wow!!! lucky you! One of my favorite flies! Conopidae > Myopa s.  |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 28-10-2007 23:40
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
That's good news, dear Jorge - this genus was still missing in my collection. I wished I had more time for sorting my fly photographs, but the semester is too time-demanding at the moment. Sorry! Warm regards, Sundew |
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| jhstuke |
Posted on 29-10-2007 08:44
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Member Location: Leer, Germany Posts: 147 Joined: 06.06.07 |
Sicus ferrugineus, male, I guess ferrugineus Jens-Hermann |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 29-10-2007 09:00
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
why not Myopa? |
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| jhstuke |
Posted on 29-10-2007 12:36
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Member Location: Leer, Germany Posts: 147 Joined: 06.06.07 |
Dear Jorge! The characters are - very long T2 - colour of the wing (light base, no spots) - small frons + colour of frons - Jizz What have been your reasons to guess it could be Myopa? Which species could be possible? Jens-Hermann |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 29-10-2007 13:52
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
the frons seemed to me bulgy and the eyes seemed very smaller than the rest of head (typical for Myopa). Myopa occulta has no spots on wings.  the wings are clear too. But this couldn't never to be a M. occulta. Maybe I was fooled by the way the frons projects.  I was thinking in M. dorsalis. the scutellum seems to be reddish; the colour of abdomen fits well. I don?t know all Myopa. I just know these: Myopa buccata, Myopa occulta, Myopa picta, Myopa tessellatipennis, Myopa testacea. |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 03-11-2007 12:15
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Though I wished I had found a Myopa at last, I am inclined to join Jens-Hermann's opinion in this case. As the photo does not show the required details, and I have already seen Sicus ferrugineus in our area, let us take it for this species with a "cf." Many thanks, Sundew |
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