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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Lauxanioidea » Lauxaniidae » Xenochaetina
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Shiny Black Fly (lateral) - Xenochaetina
Copyright © 2010 Yurika Alexander

Shiny Black Fly (lateral) - Xenochaetina
Atco, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
October 12, 2010
Size: 3mm?
I could get lateral view of this shiny black fly.
I'm not 100% sure if this was exact same specimen that I posted yesterday or not.

So, I can't tag these 2 images. But I hope this image helps for ID...
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Contributed by Yurika Alexander on 12 October, 2010 - 1:21pm
Last updated 6 October, 2014 - 12:01pm

Moved
Moved from Calliopum.
… John F. Carr, 6 October, 2014 - 12:01pm login or register to post comments

Xenochaetina
Going back through the Calliopum (some likely based on my misidentification of an earlier one!). This is Xenochaetina.

Note, Calliopum would have a presutural dorsocentral seta.
… Steve Gaimari, 6 October, 2014 - 11:53am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Lauxaniidae.
… John S. Ascher, 5 October, 2014 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Yurika Alexander, 17 October, 2010 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

Lauxaniidae
Possibly Minettia sp.
… Gerard Pennards, 17 October, 2010 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you Gerard! I'll move to Lauxaniidae for now...
… Yurika Alexander, 17 October, 2010 - 7:50pm login or register to post comments

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