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 Muscidae: Neomyia cf. albigena - (Tanzania)
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| ESant |
Posted on 28-08-2023 18:28
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Hello, I photographed this fly in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, 1700m a.s.l. on February 19th 2023. I think it's a Muscidae, but is it possible to identify its genus or species from these photos? Thank you in advance, Emanuele Edited by ESant on 30-08-2023 23:52 |
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| ESant |
Posted on 28-08-2023 18:29
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| eklans |
Posted on 29-08-2023 09:23
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Hello Emanuele, my first thought was Pyrellia - but the mouth of your fly is distinctly protruding. I've found a resembling Neomyia albigena from La Reunion here: https://galerie-i...?ref=78649 where many characters are resembling your fly (wing venation, sparsely but noticeable dusting base of thorax and tip of abdomen, arista...)
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner |
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| ESant |
Posted on 29-08-2023 10:30
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Thank you Eric! The genus Neomyia seems to be the a very good match. As for the species, I'm not totally convinced by N. albigena, I think it may be something else. |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 30-08-2023 19:27
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I agree with N. albigena
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| ESant |
Posted on 30-08-2023 23:51
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Thank you! My main doubts regarded the height of the face and the protrusion of the mouth, which seem different to the individual shown here: https://www.insec...hp?t=86992. Also the overall length and thickness of the thorax and abdomen seem slightly different. Are those features variable in N. albigena? |
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but don't see the image in the post.
