Recently I had a few chances to go back to the NHM in London and work with the world Diptera collections – it was marvellous! I took along some of my larger & more spectacular specimens from North & South America and tried to identify them (with varying levels of success!). I also took lots of photos of the parts of the collection I have been working in, for future reference. Here are just some of the better ones:
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- Acaulona brasiliana
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- Acaulona costata
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- Acaulona peruviana
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- Adejeania verrugana
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- Adejeania verrugana
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- Belvosia sp.
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- Belvosia piurana
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- Belvosia socia
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- Belvosia spinicoxa
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- Belvosia williamsi
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- Cholomyia inaequipes
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- Cholomyia inaequipes
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- Chrysotachina braueri
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- Chrysotachina braueri
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- Chrysotachina ornata
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- Chrysotachina ornata
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- Cylindrophasia lateralis (holotype)
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- Epalpus albomaculata
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- Epalpus semiflavus
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- Eudejeania canescens (holotype)
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- Eudejeania melanax (holotype)
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- Homogenia sp.
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- Homogenia nigripennis
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- Leschenaultia jurinioides
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- Leschenaultia leucophrys
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- Uramya acuminata
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- Uramya producta
Many thanks to Erica McAlister & Nigel Wyatt for hosting my visits 🙂