Thread subject: Diptera.info :: a tiny one : Chloropidae --> Thaumatomyia

Posted by pat_der2003 on 15-04-2009 14:16
#1
and even is it Chlorops sp ?

Loire-atlantique, western France, April 13 2009.

are the things at the tip of the abdomen eggs or parasites or ... ?
Edited by pat_der2003 on 15-04-2009 19:13

Posted by pat_der2003 on 15-04-2009 14:20
#2
a closer view of the abdomen

Posted by viktor j nilsson on 15-04-2009 15:52
#3
Yes, Chloropidae.

Scutellar bristles looks good for Thaumatomyia, and it is very similar to T. notata, as you can see here:

http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=1484

Posted by pat_der2003 on 15-04-2009 19:14
#4
Many thanks !! :)

Posted by viktor j nilsson on 16-04-2009 08:37
#5
But I have no idea what those yellow blobs are... :)