Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 out of this world >> maybe Pthiriniinae?!!!
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 01-12-2007 21:33
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Hi This fly made my day! This photo was taken by Sean in Anglevillas - Florida - USA. Taken on 20 August 2006. This fly is a Mythicomyiidae! I'm in awe! This one of the reasons I love DIPTERA.  Anyone could help me to get a Mythicomyiidae's key? 
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 01-12-2007 21:50 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 01-12-2007 21:37
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
I hope to find a bunch of them! |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 01-12-2007 21:42
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
hm... not sure now... at rest the mythicomyiidae usually have the wings held together over the abdomen. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 01-12-2007 21:48
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
maybe Pthiriniinae? |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 01-12-2007 21:54
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Aye - Phthiriinae
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 01-12-2007 21:56
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
 ok. I'm in the right track now. Maybe near Poecilognathus sp. (?) |
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| nealevenhuis |
Posted on 22-02-2008 06:34
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Member Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 10 Joined: 29.04.07 |
It is indeed a member of the Phthiriinae. it is in the genus Tmemophlebia, but what species, I'm not sure. Many of the species in this genus look similar and the male genitalia need to be dissected. There is only one species known from Florida (Tmemophlebia melanofemur) but it has strikingly brown legs. This does not. It keys to T. painterorum but that species is only known from Guerrero and Veracruz in Mexico. Tmemophlebia are almost always associated with sand dunes (their pale color allows them camouflage with the sand). Great photo! -Neal Edited by nealevenhuis on 22-02-2008 06:36 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 22-02-2008 12:23
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
yep. I think this photo as taken in sand dunes. |
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| Andre |
Posted on 22-02-2008 13:27
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Why don't you invite Sean to join diptera.info, with pics like that?!  |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 22-02-2008 13:30
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
If he wanted he already would be there. |
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