Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Milichidae - Desmometopa?

Posted by Will van Niekerk on 28-02-2016 10:28
#1
Tiny flies on wrapped up honeybee, in scrubby grass in Chongwe Distr., Lusaka, Zambia.

For flies elsewhere, the Black 'M' on the head is mentioned as indicative of Desmometopa, which seems to have a few Afrotropical species, but I'm not sure if the same characters hold for the continent.

17 January 2015.

Posted by Will van Niekerk on 28-02-2016 10:30
#2
Another, equally grainy, view.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 28-02-2016 13:47
#3
That's oaky for Desmometopa but it will not yield a species ID. :)

Posted by Will van Niekerk on 28-02-2016 16:24
#4
Genus is more than I originally hoped for with these grainy photos. Thanks for the confirmation.