Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sciomyzidae, July 12, 2007

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 29-07-2007 05:36
#1

Size 3 mm. Nikita have examined the specimen and found it interesting, so I'm posting it.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 29-07-2007 08:20
#2

Colobaea distincta, female.

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 30-07-2007 07:31
#3

Thanks a lot Nikita.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 30-07-2007 20:00
#4

This fly is really interesting for two reasons:
1. Colobaea distincta is not a common species, at least in Russia.
2. This very specimen has one strong seta on posterior margin of mesopleuron, both on left and right side:o
Has anyboby ever seen Colobaea with such a seta?
Nikita