Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phoridae
Posted by Ben Hamers on 30-06-2006 19:27
#1
Hello,
I have noticed some activity in the Phoridae-section, so here are two pictures I made near Heerlen.
The first one is from 18-03, in a forest, the size was about 5 mm.
The prince and princess of darkness (2-3 mm per piece) I saw in a moor two weeks ago.
When they are eating or mating one has the possibility to take a picture, the rest of the time they seem to run around.
Ben
Edited by Ben Hamers on 21-05-2012 20:48
Posted by Mario Langourov on 30-06-2006 22:44
#2
The first one is
Megaselia diversa - a widespread West Palaearctic species; second one
Gymnophora sp. in copula.
Posted by Ben Hamers on 01-07-2006 12:53
#3
Thanks a lot Mario,
Ben
Posted by Mario Langourov on 01-07-2006 13:02
#4
You're welcome! It's a pleasure for me!
Posted by Paul Beuk on 01-07-2006 14:36
#5
Mario, specially with these phorids I think some may be interested to knwo what features you used for identification.
Posted by Mario Langourov on 01-07-2006 15:30
#6
Examined pictures:
1.
Megaselia diversa - black; halteres yellow; enlarged labella & fore tarsal segments; hypopygium
2.
Gymnophora sp. - very characteristic genus - without bristles on frons
3.
Megaselia berndseni - short costa; yellow halteres & the shape of male hypopygyum
4.
[i][i][i][i]Spiniphora maculata[/i][/i][/i] [/i]- shape of hypopygium; chaetotaxy on the legs & characteristic dark smudge around origin of the first thin vein of the wingB)