Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Australian Fly
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 24-12-2017 03:01
#1
Can anyone suggest a family for this fly? Light trap. Townsville, Queensland.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 29-12-2017 13:45
#2
A lateral view might help. Little is visible of the head now.
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 29-12-2017 21:53
#3
Sorry Paul, no can do. It's packed up to go to BOLD.
Posted by Thomas Pape on 30-12-2017 11:31
#4
The dorsal view and limited details for the head make this rather difficult. Still, the long and threadlike arista plus head chaetotaxy and overall habitus would suggest Sphaeroceridae.
Posted by John Carr on 30-12-2017 12:46
#5
Thomas Pape wrote:
The dorsal view and limited details for the head make this rather difficult. Still, the long and threadlike arista plus head chaetotaxy and overall habitus would suggest Sphaeroceridae.
The wing veins are too complete for most Sphaeroceridae, and subfamily Sphaerocerinae would not have rows of fine bristles on the thorax.