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Tag: Brazil

Some more stacking …

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 25, 2011October 26, 2011

Here are a few Pelecotheca (Cryptocladocera) sp. stacks. The technique involves taking about 30 photos, each at a different focal point in the specimen and…

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Archytas aurifrons, Townsend

by ChrisRPosted onAugust 6, 2011August 7, 2011

Last week I spent a happy afternoon at the BMNH, courtesy of Erica & Nigel in the Diptera department. I decided to concentrate on a…

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Homogenia sp. (Brazil)

by ChrisRPosted onOctober 3, 2010October 4, 2010

These quite large (>1cm) phasiines are obviously in the tribe Trichopodini but they only have small leaf-shaped hairs on the hind tibiae. Det: Monty Wood,…

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Trichophora sp. (Brazil)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

Determination by me – confirmed by Monty Wood.

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Phasia sp. (Brazil & Bolivia)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

Determinations by Monty Wood.

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Chrysoexorista sp. (Bolivia & Brazil)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

This genus is one of my favourites, but from the rather drab greasy-looking colouration you might be forgiven for wondering why? However, their gorgeous metallic…

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Blepharipa sp. (Brazil)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010

Blepharipa is a familiar genus of palearctic flies to me, as I am sent them occasionally from European material. But it was quite a surprise…

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Archytas (French Guiana & Brazil)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010August 6, 2011

The following is a selection of Archytas sp. from both French Guiana and Brazil showing some of the immense diversity of this genus. Despite their…

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Actinochaeta sp. (Brazil)

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 29, 2010

This lovely little Mintho-type fly was collected in Rondania, Brazil by Eric Fisher and was determined by Monty Wood:

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Another fantastic parcel from Eric & Martin

by ChrisRPosted onApril 1, 2010November 22, 2010

Today my postman huffed & puffed his way up the driveway with another box of specimens from Eric Fisher & Martin Hauser. My parcel wasn’t…

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