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| jorgen |
Posted on 07-04-2008 22:56
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Member Location: Belgium Posts: 75 Joined: 25.07.05 |
I found this fly today in my house. Several minutes later it was dead. Is it Empis sp?   |
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| phil withers |
Posted on 07-04-2008 23:24
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Member Location: Lyon, France Posts: 521 Joined: 04.03.08 |
No cubital vein fork that I can see: therefore Rhamphomyia (s.l.) |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 08-04-2008 07:07
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Rhamphomyia (s.str.) of the sulcata group. Might well be R. sulcata itself.
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| jorgen |
Posted on 08-04-2008 09:41
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Member Location: Belgium Posts: 75 Joined: 25.07.05 |
What characters are necessary to determinate the species? Because it was already dead, I have collected this fly. Thanks for the answers. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 08-04-2008 10:07
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Mainly the genitalia. R. sulcata is relatively easily separated from the other common two species in the group (R. sulcatella and R. cinerascens) based on the genitalia (if you know how to look at them). Separating the males of the other two species is more tricky. If you send the specimen to me with some locality details, I can identify it for you.
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| jorgen |
Posted on 08-04-2008 11:27
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Member Location: Belgium Posts: 75 Joined: 25.07.05 |
Ok, how do I send it? Conserved in alcohol? Can I send also another Empididae that was a few mm? I will take some photo's, but these aren't very clear due to the size. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 08-04-2008 13:06
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
If you can still store them in alcohol, fine. Otherwise, dry in a small tube with some material to prevent them from moving around. Address sent in PM.
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 17-04-2008 14:26
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
jorgen wrote:I send also another Empididae that was a few mm A female of Empis chioptera. Post your pictures here if you want. The Rhamphomyia is sulcatella but more probably cinerascens. I need to check with some drawings I have at home. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| jorgen |
Posted on 17-04-2008 18:33
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Member Location: Belgium Posts: 75 Joined: 25.07.05 |
Thanks for the effort. The photos of the Empis chioptera are unfortunately failed. That will teach me to look first at the photos on the computer. |
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