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 Tachinidae (Theo, help!) - now Rhinophoridae
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| Sundew |
Posted on 21-11-2007 18:19
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hello, Though I mostly do not produce such super photos as some of our community, I would like to show you this fly that sat on our house wall on 25. July. The bristly legs made me think of Anthomyiidae, and in this case a confirmation of the family would absolutely satisfy me. Thanks! Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [182.08Kb] Edited by Sundew on 22-11-2007 23:25 |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 21-11-2007 19:03
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Tachinidae. Change the title to attract Theo and Chris. In Anthomyiidae M is never bent like this. Edited by Xespok on 21-11-2007 19:04 Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 21-11-2007 22:33
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hmmm - tachinids I did not take into account because I really do not remember the size of the fly. The structure of the wall suggests a rather moderate to small size, but I might be fooled. So let's try our luck with tachinids! Sundew |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 21-11-2007 23:53
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I can't see enough to say what it is but Theo might know - but it certainly looks like a tachinid  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 22-11-2007 21:26
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19026 Joined: 21.07.04 |
It's difficult to see, but I'm pretty sure the calyptrae are small, in which case is 'must' be Rhinophoridae (quotes since there are exceptions, however, this time not): Frauenfeldia rubricosa female (jizz, general colouration, esp. antennae). Theo |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 22-11-2007 23:24
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Theo, I am convinced you are able to identify, with closed eyes, a dark fly at midnight! No pic is too blurred to give you an idea of genus and even species. Rhinophoridae are, however, obviously well known to you; I found your paper of 1999 "FAUNISTISCH OVERZICHT VAN DE NEDERLANDSE PISSEBEDVLIEGEN (DIPTERA: RHINOPHORIDAE)" in the internet. The given description of Frauenfeldia rubricosa is well applicable to my fly, and there is also a matching photo in the Rhinophoridae gallery. I am delighted to know a new family. Thanks a lot, Sundew |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 23-11-2007 09:54
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19026 Joined: 21.07.04 |
As a compliment, it is well taken. As a scientific hypothesis, it is falsified by http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=9948 Theo |
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