Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Platystomatidae, Elassogaster?

Posted by Will van Niekerk on 27-02-2016 19:06
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(Not pestering, just leaving notes for my later convenience when i get one under a lens).

Using Hendel's 1914 Key, I think this should (!) be either Plagiostenopterina or Elassogaster. The distinction between the two hinges on 'Kleine Querader schief gestellt' vs 'Kleine Querader senkrecht gestellt', respectively.

Working on the assumption that I'm translating correctly, I cannot see anything in the way of cross-veins to distinguish this from (Australian) Plagiostenopterina in the gallery. So I'm leaning towards that, until I get clearer images and hopefully a few specimens when this years batch appear.