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 A bizarre fly
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| chitrashanker |
Posted on 22-04-2008 13:46
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Member Location: India Posts: 72 Joined: 17.05.07 |
Hi guys I know its too much to ask but I could not resist the temptation. I have in my collections from rice fields a fly that looks more like a black beetle. Its thorax is extended beyond its abdomen and it forms a roof like cavity under which the true wings are found. I could not download the images from the camera. I will post the image tomorrow. But any suggestions as to what family this fly could belong  |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 22-04-2008 13:51
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Sounds like Celyphidae.
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| chitrashanker |
Posted on 22-04-2008 14:00
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Member Location: India Posts: 72 Joined: 17.05.07 |
Thank you kahis. It looks like one and I have tagged it as beetle fly in my records. How apt. Is it a detrivore? |
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