Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pseudopomyza atrimana, Pseudopomyzidae

Posted by JariF on 18-04-2010 15:24
#1

Hi,

I was working with my Drosophilidae and found this small nice fly from the indet unit. It has nothing to do with Drosophilidae but how abouth Sphaeroceridae ?
June 26. 2008 Loviisa, Finland.

Jari

Edited by JariF on 19-04-2010 05:28

Posted by Paul Beuk on 19-04-2010 00:01
#2

Pseudopomyza atrimana

Posted by JariF on 19-04-2010 05:27
#3

Well that's why it looked so strange. This is not only new species but a new family for me Smile Thank You Paul.

Jari

Posted by viktor j nilsson on 19-04-2010 07:11
#4

In what habitat did you find it, Jari?

Posted by pwalter on 19-04-2010 08:51
#5

This is extremely interesting!!! It was only found once in Hungary by Papp. Only 1 specimen! Congratulations!

Posted by Nosferatumyia on 19-04-2010 12:10
#6

Wow, it is something!

Posted by JariF on 19-04-2010 14:48
#7

Well I didn't know it is that good. Smile We have several specimens in our database. KWQ and Kahis has found this species some years ago. The place is called Harmaakallio field in the middle of pine forest. I have found several better species from that area. There should even be pictures of my malaise trap in the field somewhere in this site.

Jari

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 22-06-2010 16:12
#8

June 20, 2010, Naro-Fominsk, Moscow region, Russia. 2 males on a freshly broken birch tree. I looked (and have found) for Chymomyza and happened to spot these small flies, they crawled slowly on exposed wood like Leiomyza or something like that. Next day I returned to that tree around 8 p.m. but couldn't find more of these (yet there was still plenty of Chymomyza, 3 spp.)

Posted by pwalter on 22-06-2010 21:34
#9

Very nice, I also found Chymomyza this year, but on window. Now I know that I should look on freshly cut birch trees. As we had intense flooding, a lot of trees are put down nowadays in the forest to prevent them from accidental falling - maybe it will be an opportunity to find interesting flies Smile

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 23-06-2010 23:21
#10

Saw 1 male and 1 female at same location yesterday, a single shot of female (they're not so slow, actually). Conditions (first of all, humidity) change quickly, only a few Chymomyza this time.

Edited by Dmitry Gavryushin on 23-06-2010 23:23