Thread subject: Diptera.info :: tiny dead fly - Sphaeroceridae?
Posted by Sundew on 28-11-2007 00:46
#1
Hello,
This tiny fly has peculiar antennae that recall Sphaeroceridae - if so, this would probably be all ID possible. My knowledge about this family is still poor, however, and the only species that I found to date looked rather different. So what do you say to this animal?
Many thanks, Sundew
Posted by Sundew on 28-11-2007 00:46
#2
Other details.
Posted by Steve Gaimari on 28-11-2007 05:29
#3
Not a sphaerocerid - the family is Milichiidae - genus Phyllomyza. Not sure of the species though.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 28-11-2007 09:23
#4
Are you certain it is not
Desmometopa. The top left image of the second attachment appears to show a darkish M on the frons.
Posted by Kahis on 28-11-2007 10:26
#5
Three orbital setae marks this as a
Phyllomyza. Could be a female
P. securicornis, but identification of females in this genus is (for the time being) somewhat unreliable.
Posted by Kahis on 28-11-2007 10:27
#6
Three orbital setae marks this as a
Phyllomyza. Could be a female
P. securicornis, but identification of females in this genus is (for the time being) somewhat unreliable.
Posted by Sundew on 28-11-2007 23:25
#7
Old double-glazed windows are really a treasure trove! It's amazing how many different families (or better, their dead members) accumulate there in the course of a year. Milichiidae was new for me. It is always difficult for me to decide which characters (setae, mouth parts, legs, etc.) should be photographed in the given case, therefore I depict as much as possible. Obviously I hit the right parts here! Many thanks for ID,
Sundew