Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Australian Dolichopodidae
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 08-11-2014 18:22
#1
Can anyone suggest a family for this fly? Light trap, Townsville, Queensland.
Edited by Graeme Cocks on 08-11-2014 20:00
Posted by Tony Irwin on 08-11-2014 18:54
#2
Dolichopodidae
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 08-11-2014 19:59
#3
Thanks Tony.
Posted by John Carr on 08-11-2014 23:00
#4
If it were on the other side of the world I would call it Sympycninae.
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 09-11-2014 01:04
#5
Thanks John. I'll check out that subfamily.
Posted by Stefan Naglis on 09-11-2014 09:15
#6
Sympycnus sp.
There are about 16 described species in Australia, many more await description.
Edited by Stefan Naglis on 09-11-2014 09:18
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 09-11-2014 20:03
#7
Thanks Stephan
Posted by Marc Pollet on 11-11-2014 00:59
#8
Dear Graeme,
the colleague that should be best placed to help you out with this specimen is Dan Bickel (Sydney Museum). It also looks like a Sympycnine to me, but the genus Sympycnus itself is a polyphyletic assemblage.
Cheers,
Marc
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 11-11-2014 01:49
#9
Thanks Marc
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 11-11-2014 05:21
#10
Dan Bickel confirms this is Sympycnus sp.