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| Asilus |
Posted on 01-03-2011 21:38
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Anyone know where i can get hold of Disney's volume on Megaselia? It seems to be out of print. Or does anyone know of other useful publications on Megaselia? |
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| xylo |
Posted on 02-03-2011 06:42
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According to RES page: they still hold some for ordering. You will find some at abebooks or elsewhere. Schmitz contribution to Lindners Fliegen would be worth to check. More recent articles should be authored by Disney or Brown. The Phoridae Checklist of the Czech Republic and Slovakia might be helpful also... so long, xylo |
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| xylo |
Posted on 03-03-2011 09:39
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Some recent additions I missed before: Weber, G.; Prescher, S.; Ulefors, S.-O. & Viklund, B. (2007): Fifty-eight species of Scuttle flies (Diptera, Phoridae: Megaselia spp.) new to Sweden from the Tyresta National Park and Nature Reserve. - Studia dipterologica 13(2): 231-240. Bonet, J.;Ulefors, S.-O.; Viklund, B. & Pape, T. (in press) Species richness estimations of the megadiverse scuttle fly genus Megaselia (Diptera: Phoridae) in a wildfire-affected hemiboreal forest. - Insect Science. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2010.01362.x so long, xylo |
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| Asilus |
Posted on 05-04-2011 12:39
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Thank you very much! I have now recieved my copy of Disney's volume on Megaselia. I am looking forward to start working on this genus. |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 05-04-2011 14:21
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Asilus wrote: Thank you very much! I have now recieved my copy of Disney's volume on Megaselia. I am looking forward to start working on this genus. You must be the only person in the world who actually looks forward to working on Megaselia. It's a nightmare genus like no other if you ask me  Having better male genitalia figures would be a great starting point. Having little experience with Megaselia, I find that the male genitalia are rather complex and probably have many good characters, but unfortunately Disney's illustrations don't really work for me; the more complex and informative parts are often obscured or distorted in the views provided. This is probably an unavoidable side effect of the slide mounting preferred by Disney ... once a specimen is mounted according to his recommendations for Megaselia, you are restricted to the lateral views of the genitalia, and the hypandrium, usually best seen from a ventral view, is poorly visible. Edited by Kahis on 05-04-2011 14:22 Kahis |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 05-04-2011 15:21
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Kahis wrote: And there is no guarantee that all slide-mounted genitalia will look exactly the same. With the amount of experience someone like Disney has it is possible to interpret the differences, we mere mortals are less fortunate. I rarely succeed in identifying one to species level because I do not slide-mount them. That leaves a lot of room for interpreting the lateral view of the genitalia the wrong way.
This is probably an unavoidable side effect of the slide mounting preferred by Disney ... once a specimen is mounted according to his recommendations for Megaselia, you are restricted to the lateral views of the genitalia, and the hypandrium, usually best seen from a ventral view, is poorly visible. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| bbrown |
Posted on 26-04-2011 03:51
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welcome to my world..
Brian Brown Entomology NH Museum of Los Angeles Co. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
