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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tephritidae?

Posted by kyl on 14-06-2009 22:20

Hi,
Apologies, i know very little about flies.
I saw these nice-looking flies and decided to post them up.
Are they tephritids?

There were 4 of them on a log.
3 with eye'stalks' and one without (female?)

Submontane rainforest, Malaysia
the first picture is of the largest fly, approx 10mm in length,

Thanks!

sorry, can't seem to upload the first picture. will try the second one

Edited by kyl on 14-06-2009 22:34

Posted by kyl on 14-06-2009 22:40

hope the picture appears this time :(
does anyone know why i cant attach them? they're 600 pixels in length and much less than 195 kb...

Edited by kyl on 14-06-2009 22:45

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Posted by Paul Beuk on 15-06-2009 07:06

Platystomatidae

Posted by kyl on 16-06-2009 00:33

Thanx, Paul! :D

Posted by Nosferatumyia on 16-06-2009 05:52

Themara maculipennis (Westwood, 1848) (Tephritidae: Phytalmiinae: Acanthonevrini). Not too much common. I am not sure if it has been recorded from the Peninsular Malaysia (there might be some some recent records like Permkam & Hancock 1995, since old good Elmo Hardy 1986).

Posted by kyl on 16-06-2009 23:32

Thanks a million Valerie!:)