Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sphaeroceridae on fresh human faeces (1)
#1
Size 2-3mm.
May 08, 2006, Bekasovo-1 Station, Naro-Fominsk district, Moscow region, Russia.
Once spotting me, they started to run like hell in all directions. The best results of the chase are presented.
#2
Same species?
The picture was taken a couple of hours later upon my next visit to the, ughm, substrate.
#3
Different species. The first could be
Lotophila atra (I will see if I can make this more certain), the second I expect is a species of
Leptocera s.l.
#4
Thanks for opening my eyes (a bit) Paul
#5
According to Dr. Rohacek,
the first fly: "
Crumomyia ? fimetaria (Meigen, 1830), male. This is a woodland species often found on decayed fungi. Although I cannot see all necessary features, the identification is probably correct".
the second one: "
Spelobia (Spelobia) sp., female. Unidentifiable to species but probably other than
S. clunipes".