Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mythicomyiidae from Portugal :)
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 01-07-2009 02:08
#1
Hi to all!
So long time I didn't post here SO I will begin to share with you one fantastic fly I found in Apulia... It is another freakin' Mythicomyiidae - one of my favourite families - in Asteraceae (?) flower... Is it correct, Sundew? :D
This is not so fantastic as the creamy yellow that Cor shoot in Turkey:
http://diptera.in...d_id=22795 !!! That mythicomyiid is just unbelievable! :)
And here comes the portuguese mythicomyiid. It has about 3 mm. It is an Empidideicus hackmani. Is it right, David? ;)
To see it bigger go here:
http://www.flickr...1/sizes/o/
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 01-07-2009 02:11
Posted by David Gibbs on 01-07-2009 09:13
#2
jorgemotalmeida wrote:
It is an Empidideicus hackmani. Is it right, David? ;)
yes
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 01-07-2009 10:41
#3
:) nice. These tiny flies are commoner than I thought!
Posted by Sundew on 02-07-2009 23:14
#4
Hi Jorge,
Fine that you are back, and with such great flies! Of course this is an Asteraceae flowerhead, but to say more is daring. The little beast sits on a hermaphroditic ray floret, which points to subfamily Cichorioideae. However, to be sure, check if the corolla consists of 3 or 5 fused petals (the number of the free tips is decisive). 5 is Cichorioideae, and in this case all florets should show the same construction and there should be no disc florets. If so, we then have the choice between about 3.200 species... :D (Not all occur in Portugal, of course :D!)
Edited by Sundew on 02-07-2009 23:14
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 03-07-2009 10:25
#5
Thanks David and Sundew. If I recall well, there were 5 fuse petals. I will confirm this later. Maybe it helps if I say that this flower was found in sand dunes.