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Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 22-09-2007 21:01

Is this Helcomyza ustulata ?

Sept. 22 2007.
At seaside, on seaweeds, near Etretat (France).

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Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 22-09-2007 21:09

Stephane, it seems you have got new family for Diptera Gallery!
Nikita

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 22-09-2007 21:26

Thanks Nikita, a good news.
Since the time I've been learning flies, I hadn't yet explored seasides. Shame upon me !

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 22-09-2007 21:59

Awesome fly!!!! New family, indeed: HELCOMYZIDAE! wow!

I must seek for seaweeds!

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 22-09-2007 22:02

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 22-09-2007 22:00

Since the time I've been learning flies, I hadn't yet explored seasides.

Me too (or only hot seashores). I'm often thinking about several days I spend in Cancal 4 years ago

I could collect a hell lot of flies which are rare in Russia...

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 22-09-2007 22:01

you can find over there Coelopidae, Heterocheilidae! This last has a peculiar head.

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 22-09-2007 22:18

#10

Well, I was looking for Coelopidae, Helcomyzidae and other typical beach flies.

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 22-09-2007 22:29

#11

aha! I must go to visit some beaches with lots of seaweeds.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 23-09-2007 18:15

#12

Well done, Stephane - a new family for the gallery, but not Helcomyzidae!

This is Coelopidae, probably Coelopa pilipes. Helcomyza is not so flattened, is greyer, has a darkened cross-vein and spines on the costa. Keep looking on the seaweed, though - you will find it!

Edited by Tony Irwin on 23-09-2007 18:17

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 23-09-2007 18:34

#13

Even so, I'm verry happy to have found a Coelopidae !

I haven't said my last word, I will find Helcomyza !
I submit them to the gallery.

Thanks Tony.

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 23-09-2007 19:16

#14

me too, Stephane.

Let?s go find Helcomyzidae!

I will try to get Coelopidae and that unusual Sepsidae.

And, who knows... Heterocheilidae.

Great find.

Posted by jhstuke on 24-09-2007 20:13

#15

I add two photos of Helcomyza ustulata - that could be usefull when identifying maritim Acalyptratae.

Jens-Hermann

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 24-09-2007 20:47

#16

Thanks Jens-Hermann. Now I know what I have to look for ! And indeed, it's very different from Coelopa ! A Nice species too.

Greetings.