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Ulidiidae? - Tanzania -> Platystomatidae: Neoepidesma vs. Coelocephala arcuata?
Jeroen K
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 Can anyone identify this fly? I believe it belongs to Ulidiidae but I might be mistaken. Unfortunately, I managed to take only these two low-quality pictures before it flew away.

Location: Moshi (northeastern Tanzania)
Date: 24-05-2021

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 Impossible? Or wrong family?
 
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 Ulidiidae or Platystomatidae
 
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 Thanks John, I hadn't considered Platystomatidae.
 
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 Platystomatidae, no doubts.
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 Possibly, a Neoepidesmia sp.
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 Thanks, Valery, I didn't expect any more than a genus from these photos. Smile
 
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 Based on wing pattern plus body morphology, I think more likely: Coelocephala arcuata Bezzi, 1914. Neoepidesma tends to be more ‘ant-like’ in general form. If Coelocephala arcuata, then the vertex should be sunken between the compound eyes in frontal view.
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 Thanks a lot, Andrew. Unfortunately, I did not get a frontal view.
 
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