Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fly with mantid-like pair of legs --> Platypalpus sp.

Posted by Carnifex on 17-05-2017 21:11
#1
Hi there,

found this specimen in the office and took some pictures, more can be provided if required.

Found in May in the city of Vienna (Austria). Length with wings approx. 7-8 mm.

I am not even sure which family it belongs to.

Best,
Lorin
Edited by Carnifex on 11-11-2018 12:27

Posted by Carnifex on 17-05-2017 21:14
#2
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Posted by Carnifex on 17-05-2017 21:14
#3
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Posted by Roger Thomason on 18-05-2017 00:00
#4
Platypalpus sp Hybotidae

https://diptera.i...to_id=5093 [example of how it uses its legs for grasping prey]
Edited by Roger Thomason on 18-05-2017 00:28

Posted by Carnifex on 18-05-2017 07:08
#5
Thanks a lot Roger,
also for the interesting link.

Best,
Lorin

Posted by Carnifex on 18-05-2017 10:43
#6
indeed, they like Drosophila :-)