Posted by chickenold on 15-07-2008 10:54
#1
Another fly found at the edge of a swamp area in Hong Kong.
Can it be classified to family level?
About 1.x cm
Edited by chickenold on 15-07-2008 10:54
Posted by Paul Beuk on 15-07-2008 11:19
#2
Tachinidae. Resembles
Cylindromyia but this is Oriental stuff. Maybe Chris can tell more but I guess you'll have to wait for Theo for something possibly more definite.
Posted by ChrisR on 15-07-2008 12:06
#3
A quick skim through "
A taxonomic conspectus of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the oriental region" (Crosskey, 1976) would suggest that this is a
Cylindromyia sp. ... I can't see if it has palps or not but vein-m does seem to have a petiole and the cylindrical body drops it neatly into
Cylindromyia :)