Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Brazil Stratiomyidae - Chiromyzinae in/nr Nonacris

Posted by jgruber111 on 30-04-2026 18:59
#1

Found at Itatiaia National Park, in Mantiqueira Mountains in state of Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil on 25.XI.2019. Found in the upper part of park. Nonacris (or close relation) in Stratiomyidae?

Edited by jgruber111 on 03-05-2026 15:27

Posted by jgruber111 on 30-04-2026 18:59
#2

Another view.

Posted by jgruber111 on 30-04-2026 19:00
#3

Another view.

Posted by jgruber111 on 30-04-2026 19:00
#4

Close-up of wing.

Posted by jgruber111 on 30-04-2026 19:01
#5

Close-up of head.

Posted by John Carr on 02-05-2026 14:35
#6

According to Norm Woodley, it resembles Chilean species described in Nonacris that probably belong to a different genus. Chiromyzinae of South America need revision.

Posted by jgruber111 on 03-05-2026 15:28
#7

Thanks much John and Norm!