Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Flies for ID (1)

Posted by Amir on 03-04-2009 22:01
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Location: Israel. Negev Desert,
Habitat: sands
Time: April 2009
Size: ~10mm

Found early in the morning rest on dirt road side

Posted by Amir on 03-04-2009 22:03
#2
Side view

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 03-04-2009 22:03
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Mydidae! spectacular fly

Posted by Torsten Dikow on 17-06-2009 19:57
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Hi Amir,

This beautiful Mydidae could either be a Syllegomydas or a Rhopalia. I would need to see the wing venation more clearly. Do you still have the specimen? So far, only Leptomydas maculatus and Syllegomydas palestinensis have been recorded from Israel, but I am sure more species occur in this country.