Posted by Cranefly on 13-01-2010 11:19
#1
This photo was sent me from Ukraine, greenhouse with Pleurotes fungi. No end of abdomen. Looks like Megaselia? Please help! They want to struggle against this fly, but possibly it is predatory or parasitic?
Edited by Cranefly on 24-01-2010 08:50
Posted by bbrown on 23-01-2010 06:43
#2
Hi. This is a female Dohrniphora. You need males to identify species. They could be breeding in almost anything, including fungi. Any males?
Please put the words "scuttle fly" in your headers of messages about phorids, it makes them easier for me to find.
Brian
Posted by Cranefly on 23-01-2010 12:00
#3
Many thanks for the identification. No males, sorry. The material is not mine. possibly they'll catch some males next year.