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Megaselia sp cf, Phoridae, Hungary, March 2007
Xespok	#1 Posted on 20-03-2007 18:58
Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5550 Joined: 02.03.05	This will be another difficult one. Can you at least confirm the family? I am also sometimes struggling to tell some members of this family apart from some Sphaerocerids. Xespok attached the following image: [46.39Kb] Edited by Xespok on 24-03-2007 10:52 Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery


Xespok	#2 Posted on 20-03-2007 18:59
Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5550 Joined: 02.03.05	Another shot, does not add too much unfortunately. (image changed) Xespok attached the following image: [51.76Kb] Edited by Xespok on 20-03-2007 21:29 Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery


Paul Beuk	#3 Posted on 20-03-2007 20:16
Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19367 Joined: 11.05.04	The other shot is exactly the same shot... Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


Kahis	#4 Posted on 20-03-2007 21:48
Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04	I suspect it belongs to the giant genus Megaselia. A phorid it is in ay case. Kahis


Paul Beuk	#5 Posted on 20-03-2007 21:59
Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19367 Joined: 11.05.04	Hehe, in most cases Megaselia IS the safest bewt. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


Kahis	#6 Posted on 20-03-2007 22:02
Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04	Now now, let's not diss the lovelier phorid genera Kahis


Xespok	#7 Posted on 24-03-2007 10:51
Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5550 Joined: 02.03.05	Thx guys, around 200 species of M. are known from Hungary with at least another 300 are likely be present. I leave this one for the pros... Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery