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 Platystomatidae, Elassogaster or Plagiostenopterina ?
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| Kaprikorn |
Posted on 14-06-2020 15:49
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 Member Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 29 Joined: 11.06.20 |
This is a really weird-looking fly. I'm stuck with this one and I do not have any idea. Can anyone help ID this fly? Bangkok, Thailand. Jul 20, 2019 Kaprikorn attached the following image:  [171.42Kb] Edited by Kaprikorn on 18-06-2020 17:07 |
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| Andrew Whittington |
Posted on 18-06-2020 12:37
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 Member Location: Snowdonia Posts: 109 Joined: 30.01.07 |
Well, it is a Platystomatid and we're talking either Elassogaster or Plagiostenopterina, but I cannot see the necessary characters clearly enough.
-----o0o----- Andrew E. Whittington https://flyevidence.co.uk/ |
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| Kaprikorn |
Posted on 18-06-2020 16:31
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Member Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 29 Joined: 11.06.20 |
Thank you for your help. Both genus that you mentioned are really close. |
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| Andrew Whittington |
Posted on 20-06-2020 08:09
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Member Location: Snowdonia Posts: 109 Joined: 30.01.07 |
They are, but you can distinguish them: Elassogaster has the ventral setae of the fore femur raised on small warts or tubercles and a asetose face; while Plagiostenopterina has setae on the fore femur inserted in to alveoli and short scattered setae on the face. In addition, but I don't think in all species, cell br is coloured dark brown and barring maybe one species that I've seen, this is not the case in Elassogaster.
-----o0o----- Andrew E. Whittington https://flyevidence.co.uk/ |
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