Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phoridae - Dohrniphora cornuta

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 23-08-2009 21:22
#1

is this another dreaded Megaselia sp. ?
about 4 mm size. Spotted at 1 am in Viseu.


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Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 24-08-2009 14:15

Posted by Paul Beuk on 24-08-2009 09:05
#2

Probably, yes, and there is nothing weird about the antennae. Have a better look at your phorids and you will see this a is quite common type of antennae in the Phoridae.

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 24-08-2009 10:16
#3

:) thanks! Yes, but it is rare to photograph them. This is the third phorid I photograph but the first time I had a very close to it.

Posted by proctoss on 24-08-2009 14:11
#4

Dohrniphora cornuta (Bigot)

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 24-08-2009 14:15
#5

great! Species level!

What are the distinctive features for this species? :)

Thanks, proctoss.

Posted by bbrown on 26-08-2009 23:38
#6

male, Dohriphora cornuta. Probably the only Dohrniphora in Portugal.


Posted by Paul Beuk on 27-08-2009 08:47
#7

http://www.diptera.info/viewpage.php?page_id=8