Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ephydridae?

Posted by Rui Andrade on 23-10-2008 02:48
#1
Can anyone help me with this one?

location: Portugal
date: 05/10/2008

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Posted by Tony Irwin on 23-10-2008 21:54
#2
Chlorichaeta species.

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 23-10-2008 23:12
#3
hmm... I think I have 2 specimens too. :) I must check it out. But now only in next year...

Posted by Rui Andrade on 23-10-2008 23:37
#4
Thank you Tony;)

Posted by Tony Irwin on 24-10-2008 15:20
#5
Check the scutellum. If it is heavily sculptured, wth 3 to 5 bristles arising from tubercles on each side, it is Chlorichaeta albipennis. AFAIK it has not been recorded in Portugal before.

Posted by Rui Andrade on 26-10-2008 23:59
#6
Great!!! Thanks again Tony;).