Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Brazil -Piophilidae sp.?
Posted by bonitin on 20-10-2010 09:45
#1
Hi,
On a path down to the river was a large fungi growing on a tree stem, it was always full of these pretty tiny flies with stained wings.
19th january 2010, rainforest area Paraty-Brazil.
Thank you,
Myriam:)
Edited by bonitin on 20-10-2010 15:29
Posted by bonitin on 20-10-2010 09:46
#2
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Posted by blowave on 20-10-2010 13:49
#3
Hello Myriam! ;)
I wonder if this is in the family Piophilidae? I have just been pointed in that direction, and I think they feed on fungi.
Take a look at the genus Mycetaulus.
Janet :)
Posted by bonitin on 20-10-2010 15:22
#4
Thanks Janet! Will do! :)
Posted by bonitin on 20-10-2010 15:28
#5
That looks like it, I will change the tittle from Tephritidae to Piophilidae..;)
Myriam :)
Posted by Jeroen K on 20-10-2010 15:37
#6
They look like
Pallopteridae to me...
Posted by bonitin on 20-10-2010 18:45
#7
Thanks Jeroen, will check that out!
Posted by bonitin on 20-10-2010 18:55
#8
I haven't found any information on the web whether the Pallopteridae adults feed on Fungi, (except some larvae feeding on mycellium) they seem to be found mainly on Umbelliferae flowers, but maybe I haven't come up the right information source yet..
Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 09-04-2014 07:57
#9
Typical Drosophilidae,
Zygothrica sp. (you can try Grimaldi, 1987)