Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lauxaniidae?-->Rhiniidae
Posted by guplox on 08-07-2022 10:14
#1
Recently observed near a stream in east China. Lauxaniidae? Thanks in advance!
Edited by guplox on 09-07-2022 08:08
Posted by John Carr on 08-07-2022 17:18
#2
I think it's one of the flies that used to be in Calliphoridae.
Posted by guplox on 08-07-2022 17:55
#3
Great! Thank you, John, for pointing me to this direction! |t
Posted by Zeegers on 10-07-2022 08:19
#4
I am definitely nit the expert here, but somehow it doesnt feel like Rhiniidae.
Check the poboscis (out of focus), it might be Bengalia ?
Theo
Posted by guplox on 11-07-2022 02:04
#5
Thank you, Zeegers, for sharing your opinion. Bengalia doesn't look correct to me. The size (much bigger) and the general appearance (thoracic pattern etc.) don't seem to fit. See the comparison I' ve attached.
Edited by guplox on 11-07-2022 02:07
Posted by guplox on 11-07-2022 02:11
#6
Another shot of the same individual. Proboscis more visible?