Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Acalyptrate (?) from mediterranean dunes, France -> Tetanops sp (ID: V. Korneyev)
Posted by caliprobola on 05-03-2026 15:26
#1
The Oosterbroek key leads me to Heleomyzidae (step 91) but somehow this doesn't feel right.
I have a male and female, that last one with a long ovipositor.
Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot!
Pieter
Edited by caliprobola on 07-03-2026 19:11
Posted by Andrzej on 05-03-2026 17:46
#2
Not Heleomyzidae. Look, please, for the tibial chaetotaxy (no preapical setae present) and ovipositor (needle-like structure). Maybe Ulididae or any other Tephritoid-like fly...
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 06-03-2026 10:56
#3
A
Tetanops sp. (Ulidiidae Otitinae), quite typical for sandy dunes.
Are you going to sequence it or can you sacrifice it to me for a taxonomic revision?
Posted by caliprobola on 07-03-2026 19:10
#4
Dear Andrzej, Dear Valery, thank you for your comments!
I just started picking up flies again after a few years hiatus and I clearly have to get used to some obvious steps in the key again...
@Valery: I will mail you about it somewhere early next week.