Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pelomyia occidentalis (Canacidae) - was Ephydridae (NL)
Posted by Paul Beuk on 29-08-2019 16:14
#1
I cannot seem to get to something definite with this specimen. Maastricht (NL), indoors in museum on wiondow, 27 August 2019.
Edited by Paul Beuk on 30-08-2019 08:17
Posted by Paul Beuk on 29-08-2019 16:15
#2
Dorsal
Posted by Paul Beuk on 29-08-2019 16:15
#3
Head
Edited by Paul Beuk on 29-08-2019 16:18
Posted by John Carr on 29-08-2019 16:50
#4
It has a complete subcosta, so not Ephydroidea.
Posted by John Carr on 29-08-2019 16:55
#5
Postpronotum with two bristles? Try
Protopiophila.
Posted by Rui Andrade on 29-08-2019 17:16
#6
Maybe Pelomyia occidentalis?
Posted by Paul Beuk on 30-08-2019 08:15
#7
Indeed, it appears to be
Pelomyia occidentalis. It guess I knw in the back of my head that Canacidae do occur inland, away from coastal habitats. That teaches me to rely on preconception too much.
Edited by Paul Beuk on 30-08-2019 08:18