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 Black/blue fly with orange face -> Cynomya/Cynomyia mortuorum
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| Karola |
Posted on 22-02-2023 14:37
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Member Location: Mülheim an der Ruhr Posts: 259 Joined: 11.02.14 |
Hello, the size was less than 1 cm. Best regards, Karola Germany, North-Rhine Westphalia, Mülheim, June 23rd, 2021 Karola attached the following image:  [44.11Kb] Edited by Karola on 22-02-2023 20:28 |
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| Karola |
Posted on 22-02-2023 14:38
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Member Location: Mülheim an der Ruhr Posts: 259 Joined: 11.02.14 |
another photo
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| Karola |
Posted on 22-02-2023 14:38
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Member Location: Mülheim an der Ruhr Posts: 259 Joined: 11.02.14 |
another photo
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 22-02-2023 16:25
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19188 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Cynomyia mortuorum (Calliphoridae) Theo |
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| Karola |
Posted on 22-02-2023 16:34
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Member Location: Mülheim an der Ruhr Posts: 259 Joined: 11.02.14 |
Thank you. The name often is written Cynomya mortuorum, I wonder which is the correct spelling... Karola |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 22-02-2023 18:08
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10511 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Karola wrote: Thank you. The name often is written Cynomya mortuorum, I wonder which is the correct spelling... Karola The endings in -myia are correct human language. The ancient Greek word for fly is μυῖᾰ. The standard transliteration of ancient Greek replaces iota with Latin i. The endings in -mya are correct zoological nomenclature. Robineau-Desvoidy misspelled the word back in 1830 and one is not supposed to correct incorrect spellings of classical words. Somebody, possibly James O'Hara at the CNC, wrote a paper collecting the many variant spellings of names by the old European dipterists. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 22-02-2023 18:36
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19188 Joined: 21.07.04 |
As well known, it is my strong opinion that science is (also) about correcting mistakes and nurish them, as the current Code does. Lawyers should not be given space in science. Theo |
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| Karola |
Posted on 22-02-2023 18:44
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Member Location: Mülheim an der Ruhr Posts: 259 Joined: 11.02.14 |
OK, both versions are used, I can live with it. Karola Edited by Karola on 22-02-2023 18:44 |
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