Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cryptochetidae

Posted by zcuc on 10-04-2008 21:34
#1

Sorry for the bad photo.

Edited by zcuc on 10-04-2008 22:39

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 10-04-2008 22:03
#2

I guess image is bad because fly is small? (Do not forget that date (now?), place (Israel?) and size (2-3mm ?) are very helpful!
My guess is Phyllomyza, Milichiidae
Nikita

Posted by Kahis on 10-04-2008 22:14
#3

Cryptochetidae! Should be genus Cryptochetum, unless the family has been revised recently. The larvae are endoparasitoids of scale insects (Coccidae)

Posted by zcuc on 10-04-2008 22:31
#4

Thanks Nikita,
You are right with measurement and location, sorry for my laziness, I found it inside my house and was under the impression it'll be easy to identify. :)
The reason for the bad photo is lack of light. :(