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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Carnoidea » Frit Flies (Chloropidae) » Grass Flies (Chloropinae) » Thaumatomyia
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Frit Fly - Thaumatomyia
Copyright © 2009 Bob Barber

Frit Fly - Thaumatomyia
Dog Canyon, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
April 17, 2009
Size: 3 - 4mm

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Contributed by Bob Barber on 17 April, 2009 - 2:58pm
Last updated 19 April, 2009 - 5:17pm

Probably near glabra
This appears to be a variety of Thaumatomyia glabra in Sabrosky's 1943 key, but may now be considered a distinct species.
… John F. Carr, 6 December, 2011 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chloropinae.
… Bob Barber, 19 April, 2009 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

Thaumatomyia
Base on the margined scutellum and the apically positioned scutellar bristles I am quite confident that it is this genus.
… Matthias Buck, 19 April, 2009 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank You
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… Bob Barber, 19 April, 2009 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

Chloropinae
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… v belov, 17 April, 2009 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again
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… Bob Barber, 17 April, 2009 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

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