Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Milichiidae, Desmometopa sp.?

Posted by Martin Suvak on 28-12-2006 14:01
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Hello,
here is another fly at the prey. The honeybee was attacked by 2 wasps (Vespula germanica?) and this small fly occurred already during the attack.
Can it be Desmometopa of Milichidae? There are 2 known species of Desmometopa in Slovakia: D. m-nigrum and D.sordida. According to my key, they differ by the colour of halteras. But the visible haltera is not entirely yellow. In spite of it, can it be Desmometopa sordida?

Size cca 2 mm, Slovakia, old magnesite mine near Kosice, August 2006

Thanks in advance

Martin