Posted by Nosferatumyia on 18-05-2009 19:01
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Platystomatidae: Scholastinae.
Ask Andy Whittington for more details!
Posted by Andrew Whittington on 18-05-2009 23:32
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A magnificent picture. This is indeed Platystomatidae: Scholastinae as Val says, the specimen belongs to
Paryphodes Speiser, 1911. Not a great deal is known about this genus. There are 17 species and I don't know them all, but this is likely to be near
P. nepticula (Loew, 1873). Scholastines tend to breed in rotting fruit and could be attracted to fruit traps. As far as I know there is no record of larval stages. Distribution is east and southern Africa.
Edited by Andrew Whittington on 18-05-2009 23:33