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Posted by Roy on 20-05-2022 14:20

Hello,
this fly was caught the 14 05 2022 in the garden, on a wall.

Body size : 2,5 mm.Hypopygium length : 1 mm.
Locality : Luçon, middle west of France

Medetera sp. was sugested. Is it possible to get species ?
Thanks by advance

Christian

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roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 14/05/2022
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 2,5 mm.
Réf. : 302314

Ventral view.

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roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 14/05/2022
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 2,5 mm.
Réf. : 302429

Left lateral view.

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roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 14/05/2022
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : Long. Hypopygium : 1 mm
Réf. : 302583

Posted by Igor Grichanov on 23-05-2022 09:51

This Doli belongs to М. jacula group. See (open access)
Negrobov, O.P., Naglis, S. 2016. Palaearctic species of the genus Medetera (Diptera:
Dolichopodidae). Zoosystematica Rossica 25(2): 333–379.