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Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 27-09-2006 18:59

26.09.2006, Turkey, Side.
Size less than 3mm.
On fine sand below bushes, together with Actocetor margaritatus (Ephydridae). Many more were swept from vegetation in various places on next day.
Nikita has finally suggested that this might be a Trixoscelididae.

P.S. 09.10.2006. The bush was Styrax officinalis.

Edited by Dmitry Gavryushin on 09-10-2006 11:06

Posted by Paul Beuk on 27-09-2006 19:14

You are right and wrong: It is Trixoscelis but nowadays it is within a subfamily Trixoscelininae in Heleomyzidae.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 27-09-2006 19:18

Thank you Paul from both, Dima and me.

Edited by Nikita Vikhrev on 27-09-2006 19:18

Posted by Andrzej on 27-09-2006 19:25

Hi,
That's me , Andrzej.
There is a typical Trixoscelis. The taxonomic status as a family level was
given by Grithiths ! and Fauna Europaea !,
Andrzej

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 27-09-2006 19:29

Andrzej.
I prefer Paul's point of veiw. Not as I diptera systematic, but practicaly: if it is subfamily in Heleomyzidae, that you have to give us species level ID!
Nikita

Posted by Andrzej on 27-09-2006 19:40

Ok !, that's a point of view only .
Sorry but there is a first and new record for Turkey and not excluded that could be a new species !

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 27-09-2006 19:42

2 collected (one in bad condition), soon you will see flies.
Nikita

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 28-09-2006 18:30

Today in mountan forest at 1000m above sea level we collected one more Trixoscelis of on more species.

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 30-09-2006 20:56

#11

Hello everyone from Turkey, and many thanks for your comments.
The place where I initially found these remains the best one for observing them, it's shady and well-hidden, and the flies are easy to shake from trees on sand.
Today I've found a place where they seem to be really abundant, it' sort of camels' resting place where the spend hottest day hours and are off duty. I swept around 10 of them there in the evening, both males and females.

Posted by Andrzej on 02-10-2006 10:28

#12

Both are Trixoscelis species. The left one represents a frontalis-species group, the second is new to Turkey.
Andrzej

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 20-11-2007 10:59

#14

It is site where Trixoscelis was collected late Sept-early Oct.
P.S. In March Trixoscelis was collected in another (though somewhat similar site in 1-2 km from this one)

Edited by Nikita Vikhrev on 20-11-2007 11:02

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 08-12-2007 21:37

#17

ts tsss tss you forgot to catch the fly that we can see in under left photo.
Put your cursor key above the word BY... and then advance above about 6 cursor key size.

you will see a tiny black spot.

It seems you are sucking the juice of the fly.

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 08-12-2007 21:38