Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phoridae, Diplonevra sp.

Posted by JariF on 13-05-2010 09:56
#1
Hi,

are these wery large Phoridae member of Megaselia maybe ? May 12.2 2010 Helsinki, Finland.

Jari
Edited by JariF on 13-05-2010 12:32

Posted by KWQ on 13-05-2010 10:35
#2
No, this one is a Diplonevra male.

Posted by JariF on 13-05-2010 12:31
#3
Ok, thank's Kaj. Diplonevra sp. it will be, bevause I don't have any kind of key for these.

Jari

Posted by KWQ on 13-05-2010 17:40
#4
This small genus (not in size but in the amount of species) is not as horribly challenging as Megaselia is with its hundreds of species. Yet, some important characters according to Disney (1983) are hidden in the male hind trochanter, not visible in photos, but the hind leg should be detached.