Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mini Fly - ID? --> perhaps Leucopis sp. (Chamaemyiidae)
Posted by kuv on 27-02-2021 12:50
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Northern Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Pinneberg-Waldenau near Hamburg, at the edge of the mixed forest Klövensteen, at a metallic railing of a bridge for pedestrians, length 3,7 mm; 26th of Februar 2021. Outsidephotos: kuv. Sorry, no idea ... Please help to get the ID.
Kuv
Edited by kuv on 28-02-2021 10:49
Posted by kuv on 27-02-2021 12:51
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2nd picture:
Posted by kuv on 27-02-2021 12:52
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3rd picture:
Posted by kuv on 27-02-2021 12:52
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4th picture:
Posted by kuv on 27-02-2021 12:53
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5th picture:
Posted by Jan Maca on 27-02-2021 18:07
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I do not see orbital setae - so perhaps Leucopis sp.
Posted by Jan Maca on 28-02-2021 08:02
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Small pale "grains"on the mesonotum are worth closer examining. There is a still undescribed small fungus (Stigmatomyces, Laboulbeniaceae) parasitizing Leucopis, and the grains might appear to be this fungus. Do you keep the specimen?
Posted by kuv on 28-02-2021 10:45
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Sorry, Jan, I hadn't taken this specimen... I only have a few more pictures but they show no more details: The fly is simply too small for my camera. I think, so it must remain "perhaps Leucopis sp." as you said. Thank you very much for your engagement |t
Greetings Kuv