Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eulonchus spec. - Acroceridae USA

Posted by hedy2411 on 14-07-2016 08:51
#1
Who knows the name of this fly?
Found 6-6-2016 in Oregon, USA
Edited by hedy2411 on 14-07-2016 12:37

Posted by John Carr on 14-07-2016 11:48
#2
I think Acroceridae, Eulonchus.

http://bugguide.n...view/40630
Edited by John Carr on 14-07-2016 11:49

Posted by hedy2411 on 14-07-2016 12:41
#3
Thank you for your reaction and link John!

Regards,
Hedy

Posted by Zeegers on 14-07-2016 17:13
#4
You can actually see 3 pulvilli on the middle leg.

And since it clearly is not a Strat, a Tabanid, or a Rhagionid for that matter, Acroceridae should be totally OK. The nearctic ones are very very different from the palearctic ones , so no worries it looks totally different.

Theo

Posted by hedy2411 on 14-07-2016 22:16
#5
Thank for adding your reaction Theo!

Regards,
Hedy

Posted by John Carr on 29-11-2016 00:26
#6
Eulonchus tristis or possibly halli according to the key by Borkent et al. in ZooKeys 619 (http://zookeys.pe...hp?id=8249). There may also be undescribed species in the area.