Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ephydridae

Posted by John Carr on 01-05-2024 19:09
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Plumose ordinarily means the hairs on the arista are as long as the width of the third segment of the antenna (to which the arista is attached). I do not see that.

Some species of Scatella have an enlarged pair of acrostichal bristles near the suture, like your fly has.