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 Newly Molted Dacinae? (Malaysia)
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| orionmystery |
Posted on 08-04-2011 03:31
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Member Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 107 Joined: 03.07.09 |
Hi, i found this newly molted fly in a forest reserve park in Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) last Sunday. Body length about 6mm. Side profile. click for 1024pixel image 
Edited by orionmystery on 08-04-2011 11:21 |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 08-04-2011 05:53
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Judging from this long antenna with bare arista and no frontal setae, could be a Platystomatidae or a Dacinae (Bactrocera, Dacus, etc.) of the Tephritidae. The pale creamy patch on the pleura shows that the second option is more probable.
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 08-04-2011 05:57 Val |
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| orionmystery |
Posted on 08-04-2011 06:05
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Member Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 107 Joined: 03.07.09 |
Thanks Valery. I have a closeup of the head too. click for 1024 pixel image 
Edited by orionmystery on 08-04-2011 06:12 |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 09-04-2011 07:06
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This second photo clearly shows additional characters: 1) very large proboscis; 2) no scapular setae; 3) antenna short as for dacine species; 4) postpronotal lobe (humerus) rounded; 5) both frontal and orbital setae wanted. I do not know such a Dacini. Val |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 09-04-2011 07:09
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Member Location: Posts: 3576 Joined: 28.12.07 |
On the other hand, all these characters are present in a similarly colored, yellow-white and brown wasp-like oriental genus Xenaspis Osten Sacken of the Platystomatidae. And this is exactly what we have on the photos!!! Val |
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