Thread subject: Diptera.info :: New undescribed genus from Australia

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 27-01-2011 15:14
#1
Jean Hort granted me again to share this fantastic Mythicomyiidae from Western Australia.

I wrote to Neal Evenhuis who told me that "(...) this is a new genus of the subfamily Psiloderoidinae. There are over 20 new genera of this subfamily".
He is reviewing, at the moment, this subfamily of the world.

A fantastic capture made by Jean Hort. Enjoy!

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Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 27-01-2011 15:15

Posted by rvanderweele on 27-01-2011 15:29
#2
great! Nice photo.

Posted by John Carr on 28-01-2011 00:06
#3
The hunchbacked posture reminds me of the Holarctic genus <i>Geron</i> (Bombyliidae).

Posted by Gunnar M Kvifte on 28-01-2011 06:24
#4
Neat!

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 29-01-2011 19:48
#5
It resembles a Geron, but wing venation and antennae points out to mythicomyiidae. Soon we will know the name of this new genus. Stay tunned.

Posted by Zeegers on 29-01-2011 21:03
#6
I think this is Microbombylius minutissimus, isn't it :)

Theo

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 29-01-2011 21:17
#7
Why not? ;) It would be a nice name! :)