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 Can't Find a Family Home for this fly from Suriname
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| Stephen |
Posted on 25-03-2019 08:56
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
A friend who is a bee expert suggested Micropezidae. The Micropezid expert said no, but suggested Chironomidae. The Chironomid expert said no, but possibly a Tabanid (only a guess really, he added). No one will claim this poor fly. Time to submit it to many experts at once here on diptera.info. The place was Berg en Dal in Suriname, and the date 18 June 2014. Habitat was tropical forest, and the fly came to lights. Ideas? Stephen attached the following image:  [196.12Kb] Edited by Stephen on 25-03-2019 08:57 --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 25-03-2019 08:59
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Chironomidae, I think
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 25-03-2019 10:03
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7265 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Yes, a chironomid female - has a look of Procladius
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| John Carr |
Posted on 25-03-2019 11:32
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10323 Joined: 22.10.10 |
If the fourth tarsomeres are swollen, it could be tribe Clinotanypodini. |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 25-03-2019 19:56
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Such a strange fovea. It looks like someone shot a bullet through this poor fly. Haven't found that kind of fovea on other Chironomids.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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