Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ephydrid from 06.11.11: Scatella? --> Scatophila sp.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-11-2011 22:13
#1
Hello!
A tiny (1.2 mm) fly from our house wall (northwest Germany).
Scatella tenuicosta?
Edited by Juergen Peters on 10-11-2011 03:49
Posted by Tony Irwin on 07-11-2011 16:03
#2
probably
Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-11-2011 23:03
#3
Tony Irwin wrote:
probably
Thanks, Tony!
Posted by Larry Shone on 08-11-2011 01:49
#4
1.2mm?? Really that small?
Posted by Juergen Peters on 08-11-2011 02:18
#5
Hello, Larry!
Larry Shone wrote:
1.2mm?? Really that small?
No possibility to measure it exactly, but it was really about half the size as the usual
Drosophilas. I would say, it was also considerably smaller than the tiny
Limnellia quadrata.
Posted by Tony Irwin on 09-11-2011 22:53
#6
Looking at it again, it does appear to have only one pair of lateroclinate fronto-orbitals, which would suggest that it is actually a
Scatophila - that would also explain the small size. 1.2 mm would be very small for a
Scatella.
The thoracic pattern also suggests
Scatophila, so I'm not really sure why I thought it might be
tenuicosta - late nights and early mornings! :|
Edited by Tony Irwin on 09-11-2011 22:55
Posted by Juergen Peters on 10-11-2011 03:49
#7
Hello, Tony!
Tony Irwin wrote:
Looking at it again, it does appear to have only one pair of lateroclinate fronto-orbitals, which would suggest that it is actually a Scatophila - that would also explain the small size. 1.2 mm would be very small for a Scatella.
Interesting, that is a new genus for me. Thank you again!