Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown fly, Norway

Posted by Asilus on 23-04-2007 11:41
#1
Any ideas on this one?

Posted by Dieter on 23-04-2007 12:24
#2
Family Drosophilidae. Perhaps a specialist could even tell you the genus.

Regards,
Dieter

Posted by Paul Beuk on 23-04-2007 12:42
#3
Amiota (Phortica) variegata.

Posted by Asilus on 23-04-2007 12:50
#4
Is the valid name of this species Phortica variegata (Fall?n, 1823) as in The Drosophilidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark (Baechli et al. 2004) and Fauna Europaea?
Edited by Asilus on 23-04-2007 12:50

Posted by Paul Beuk on 23-04-2007 13:31
#5
Must be, if it is in that book under that name. I used an older key to confirm my suspicion. Wink I never was happy with them being in the same genus anyway. Pfft
Edited by Paul Beuk on 23-04-2007 13:32

Posted by Jan Willem on 17-08-2007 18:40
#6
Since I was searching for more information on the genus Phortica I contacted Dr. Jan Maca and also asked him to look at the pictures of the Phortica specimens on www.diptera.info. His comment on this specimen was:

Dr. Jan Maca wrote:
Probably P. variegata.


Jan Willem