Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Piophilidae

Posted by Isidro on 06-08-2023 18:58
#1

Bergen, Norway
In the floor of an humid forest, over a rotting trunk
It moves in a springtail-like manner
Drosophila-sized
28th July
Any idea about species?

i.ibb.co/1LDP8Nt/P1520731-28-7-23-Bergen.jpg
i.ibb.co/wr9NtNL/P1520734-28-7-23-Bergen.jpg

Posted by Jan Maca on 06-08-2023 19:11
#2

From what I can see it is a clusiid.

Posted by Isidro on 06-08-2023 19:26
#3

Thanks!, then it can be given a species name, or at least genus?

Posted by Paul Beuk on 09-08-2023 16:11
#4

Probably a darkish specimen of Clusiodes ruficollis

Posted by Isidro on 09-08-2023 20:45
#5

Fantastic!!!! Many thanks!