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Glyptotendipes
Photo#693264
Copyright © 2012
John Sankey
green diptera flying in wooded area -
Glyptotendipes
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
August 20, 2012
Size: body length 4 mm
the short terminalia setae are visible at 100x in dorsal view - I can't photograph that high yet.
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Contributed by
John Sankey
on 21 August, 2012 - 1:19pm
Last updated 29 October, 2012 - 12:40pm
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John F. Carr
, 29 October, 2012 - 12:40pm
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Female
The hairy lobes you are looking for are a male character. There is a key based on female characters (Saether, late 1970s to early 1980s). I have not seen it. I expect it requires slide mounts to see internal features.
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John F. Carr
, 21 August, 2012 - 9:50pm
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