Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Platystomatidae ? from New Mexico
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| Stephen |
Posted on 20-10-2007 19:48
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Platystomatidae? Or something similar like Otitidae? I had thought too of Pyrgotidae, but apparently this family is not found in the western United States. Location: Chihuahuan desert, on dry mammal scat containing many seeds. New Mexico USA. Behavior: Several flies were present and they were waving their wings. Date: 3 October 2007. ID help appreciated! Stephen attached the following image:  [91.8Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 20-10-2007 19:51
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Here is a second view with the wings closed, but most of the time the wings were held open.
Stephen attached the following image:  [107.16Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 20-10-2007 19:56
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i think so.. Spectacular fly! Today... there are very nice flies than usual .  It is a female.  |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 20-10-2007 19:59
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
i mean: i would go more for Ulidiidae - there are no preapical bristle on tibiae. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 20-10-2007 20:03
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Stephen, Otididae is no more a valid name for family. Now it is Ulidiidae. |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 21-10-2007 10:02
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Jorge, Thanks very much for the help with this fly!
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Keith Bayless |
Posted on 03-03-2008 06:45
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Member Location: USA: North Carolina State University Posts: 49 Joined: 29.02.08 |
Ulidiidae: Acrosticta sp., pretty sure I just uploaded a similar fly to Bugguide, identified by E. Kameneva. |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 03-03-2008 07:05
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Acrosticta cf. rubida (Loew). Again, ID by Elena Kameneva. Some characters, however, seem disagreeing with the type of the latter species.
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