Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sphaeroceridae UK

Posted by maico on 29-03-2023 13:05
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Several of these small sphaerocerids turned up in a sample from July 2021, grazed grassland (ponies, cattle), Sussex, UK.
Other species in the same sample: Leptocera nigra, Alloboborus pallifrons, Pteremis fenestralis, Coproica acutangula, Spelobia ochripes, Philocoprella quadrispina, Chaetopodella scutellaris, Ischiolepta pusila, I. denticulata, and Lotobia pallidiventris.

I just can't seem to make sense of these.

Can anyone shed a light on this?
Edited by maico on 29-03-2023 13:18

Posted by maico on 29-03-2023 13:19
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Posted by maico on 29-03-2023 13:19
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Posted by maico on 29-03-2023 13:20
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Posted by maico on 29-03-2023 13:21
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Posted by John Carr on 29-03-2023 15:09
#6
Coproica based on the large, hairy scutellum.

Posted by daveb21 on 29-03-2023 16:49
#7
Try Coproica pusio Smile