Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 11-08-2007 16:09
#1
What family does
Melanomya (nana) belong to?
According to Fauna Europaea it belongs to Calliphoridae, but I saw in this
thread that Tony spoke about Rhinophoridae.
Could anyone enlighten me please ?
Thanks.
Posted by Zeegers on 12-08-2007 18:13
#3
Traditionally Melanomyia was placed in the Rhinophoridae, based on the shape of the calyptrae. In the 1970's or so, it became apparent that this feature is not 100 % reliable. Since then, Melanomyia has been reared from snails, which settles the argument instantly:
Melanomyia was transferred to Calliphoridae
Theo