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Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-04-2008 05:21

Hi

I caught this one with my In?s in last Friday at the final afternoon, around 7 pm. The fly was on the ground. I have some ideas about this one, but I prefer, for now, to hear your opinions. :)

EDIT: Title changed from "Ne fly..." to "Phaeomyiidae - Pelidnoptera nigripennis"

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 06-04-2008 12:13

Posted by Paul Beuk on 06-04-2008 09:02

Sciomyzidae, perhaps Phaeomyiidae (don't have my key at hand).

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 06-04-2008 09:24

Opps! Pelidnoptera nigripennis :o

Posted by Kahis on 06-04-2008 09:24

Pelidnoptera nigripennis (Phaeomyiidae)

Posted by Zeegers on 06-04-2008 11:15

Photofinish by Nikita and Kahis !

Theo

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-04-2008 12:11

Nikita Vikhrev wrote:
Opps! Pelidnoptera nigripennis :o

Thanks Nikita and Jere and Paul.
WHy the Oops? :D

I will try to find more these Phaeomyiid flies. The biology is similar to sciomyzid, right?
Is this species a parasitoid of millipedes?

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 06-04-2008 12:18

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-04-2008 12:18

#10

Have we in Europe only two species for this family? Pelidnoptera nigripennis and Pelidnoptera fuscipennis?

Posted by Jan Willem on 06-04-2008 14:15

#11

And Pelidnoptera leptiformis.

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-04-2008 15:32

#12

I never found a really sciomyzid in this place (see Dalmannia habitat photos). Only I found them in mountains and beaches. But never found them here even with sweeping on the grass. Is it true that these "special" sciomyzids - the Pelidnoptera has nocturnal/crespuscular habits?

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-04-2008 15:56

#13

the rectangle marks the place where I found the fly in last Friday at 7.20 pm

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-04-2008 16:01

#14

overview of the place near this fly. The x red mark shows the local of this fly. (behind the stones.) The photo shows the East-Southeast direction.
Taken today at 1.20 pm.

Posted by Susan R Walter on 06-04-2008 20:57

#15

These habitat photos are a really good idea. Thanks for including them.

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-04-2008 22:39

#16

Susan, in the last photo... you are seeing a great place for bombyliids where I found some Cyllenia, Usia, Bombylius and others. ;)
Today I found the first Conophorus near that place. :D

Posted by conopid on 06-04-2008 23:27

#17

I want to go there (it's snowing here today!):@

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-04-2008 23:36

#18

And I would like to see snowing... I saw it once time. :(

Posted by Susan R Walter on 07-04-2008 13:57

#19

Jorge - that habitat certainly looks ideal for Bombylidae. Heaven. We had proper snow here on the outskirts of London too yesterday.

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 07-04-2008 14:29

#20

It is not rare to see many bombyliids ovipositing in the path you are seeing in the last photo.

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 07-04-2008 14:29

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 03-04-2009 20:21

#21

once again...
Today I went to the field a few moments ago with my Ines. And at almost the same hour, in the same place, and almost in the "same" date I have found another Pelidnoptera nigripennis! :) Resting in grass...

Also I have found many ticks this year.... comparing with the last year.

Posted by John Bratton on 05-04-2009 13:11

#22

What is an Ines or Ine please?

Posted by Rui Andrade on 05-04-2009 14:00

#23

Ines is the daughter of Jorge:)

Posted by Andrzej on 05-04-2009 16:00

#24

So !
BTW maybe all Dipterists have daughters ??? :o (Nikita is out of the ?rule - You have sons ! know ;) )
My first daughter is Flora and the second is Diana !
Andrzej

Posted by Andrzej on 05-04-2009 16:01

#25

Oh sorry, sorry, I have forgotten about Paul's childrens !
At time the females are dominant ! in Dipterists families ! :D
Andrzej

Edited by Andrzej on 05-04-2009 16:03

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 05-04-2009 18:09

#26

Andrzej wrote:
So !
BTW maybe all Dipterists have daughters ??? :o (Nikita is out of the ?rule - You have sons ! know ;) )
My first daughter is Flora and the second is Diana !
Andrzej

Hmm... Nikita has a daughter! So, it seems that is a rule of thumb :D for dipterologists having daughters :P

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 07-04-2009 14:23

#27

photo taken in last weekend.