Thread subject: Diptera.info :: A pretty Muscid from Patagonia, Chile

Posted by Stephen on 04-01-2019 01:22
#1
First, thank-you to member John F. Carr for the family ID. I would love to have any further ID information.

This pretty fly was at rest on a tall stump of dried wood. The fly measured 4 - 5 mm in length.

I can provide enlarged photos of parts of the fly if that will help.

Oh, and the place was Reserva Forestal Magallanes, just outside Punta Arenas, Chile.
Edited by Stephen on 04-01-2019 01:24

Posted by Stephen on 04-01-2019 01:23
#2
A view from the front of the fly.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 04-01-2019 10:33
#3
Yes, really pretty.
My guess is Palpibracus

Posted by Mark-uk on 04-01-2019 11:03
#4
If you look at Malloch 1934 maybe Darwinomyia sp?

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 04-01-2019 11:40
#5
Palpibracus Rondani, 1864 = Darwinomyia Malloch, 1934

Posted by Stephen on 04-01-2019 16:52
#6
John, Nikita, Mark, Thanks so much for the ID! After reading your comments, I sent the images to Claudio J.B. de Carvalho, who had revised the genus, and he agreed with you, Palpibracus sp. Cheers!