Thread subject: Diptera.info :: A Strange Diptera

Posted by Heteropteran on 02-04-2017 14:00
#1

I couldn't even find the proper family :(

Posted by John Carr on 02-04-2017 15:02
#2

Syrphidae.

"Syrphid flies are easily recognized by a combination of large basal cells (cells r, bm, and cup) with a closed apical cell (cell r4+5)." (Thompson et al. in the key to Central American Syrphidae)

I suspect close to Brachyopa, but I don't know much about these flies.

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 02-04-2017 15:04
#3

Brachyopa indeed. ;)

Posted by Heteropteran on 02-04-2017 15:48
#4

Thank you lot for your helps. It didn't remind me none of the Syrphidae species I have seen up to now, that's why I couldn't find the family.