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Lauxaniidae ? from Cameroon
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JariF |
Posted on 01-03-2016 18:06
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 2072 Joined: 20.01.06 |
Hi, does this species with huge lower face belong to Lauxaniidae ? The fly is from Cameroon. Jari JariF attached the following image: [129Kb] |
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JariF |
Posted on 02-03-2016 15:17
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 2072 Joined: 20.01.06 |
Let's try again |
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John Carr |
Posted on 02-03-2016 15:31
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9814 Joined: 22.10.10 |
I do not see preapical dorsal bristles on tibiae, which Lauxaniidae should have. There is a vibrissa-like bristle. I don't know if it is a true vibrissa. Lauxaniidae do not have vibrissae. Are the post-ocellar bristles convergent? |
rvanderweele |
Posted on 02-03-2016 21:09
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Member Location: Zoelmond, the Netherlands Posts: 1984 Joined: 01.11.06 |
the head looks so Ephydridae-like
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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Mark-uk |
Posted on 02-03-2016 21:27
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Member Location: UK - Hampshire Posts: 791 Joined: 01.02.10 |
Looks to have a costal break? |
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Tadeusz Zatwarnicki |
Posted on 21-03-2016 10:39
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Member Location: Opole, Poland Posts: 63 Joined: 23.05.08 |
Hi, It is not Ephydridae. Tadek |
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