Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sphaeroceridae Hungary

Posted by Xespok on 24-05-2006 23:12
#1
Another fly from low mountains of Northern Hungary.
Edited by Xespok on 25-05-2006 11:21

Posted by Louis Boumans on 24-05-2006 23:42
#2
Nice stout legs!
I thinks this belongs to Sphaeroceridae.

Posted by Robert Nash on 25-05-2006 09:32
#3
Correct LouisPfftPfft It is a Sphaerocerid. Note the spur at the end of the hind tibia and the large,wide metatarsus.I will try for a genus next.It looks familiar.Robert

Posted by Xespok on 25-05-2006 11:18
#4
Sphaeroceridae was my guess too, but this family seems to be relatively scarce in Japan, so I had no experience. Some recent threads with apterous flies show very similar flies, the wings in this species also seem to be somewhat short.

Posted by Robert Nash on 25-05-2006 17:05
#5
Xespok Hence the big legs. They aren't great on the wing. Interesting about Japan Robert PS. There is a pic in the gallery and more info on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaeroceridae Robert
Edited by Robert Nash on 25-05-2006 17:05