Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sphaeroceridae? = Copromyza stercoraria

Posted by johnes81 on 28-07-2019 11:42
#1

Berlin - July 2019

Hello World, i found this at my balcony attracted to light. I see very long arista which makes me think about Sphaeroceridae. is it Sphaeroceridae? anyone able to suggest a genus?

Thank you very much.

Edited by johnes81 on 28-09-2019 18:08

Posted by John Carr on 28-07-2019 19:37
#2

Subfamily Copromyzinae

Posted by johnes81 on 28-07-2019 20:52
#3

Thank you, John. Very helpful! I appreciate you always :)

to the forum: i am wondering if anyone has a copy of "Handbooks Identification British Insects 10, Part 5e"? This is the only document that i can find regarding keys

Posted by johnes81 on 28-07-2019 21:13
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hmm. I've done some research and i am pleasantly surprised to find alot of images for this group. boldsystems has many of them and a few others are floating around the net identified by Paul Beuk. I deduce that this species must be Copromyza but none of the Copromyza for Germany have orange femora. The hind femur is only apically darkened.

a bit more research and i found a match but it is not listed for Germany. Could this be Copromyza pseudostercoraria?

Paul, i hope that you are reading this post.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301740637_New_records_of_Psilidae_Piophilidae_Lauxaniidae_Cremifaniidae_and_Sphaeroceridae_Diptera_from_the_Czech_Republic_and_Slovakia

Edited by johnes81 on 28-09-2019 18:07

Posted by johnes81 on 28-09-2019 18:08
#5

update: Copromyza stercoraria

Thank You, Paul!