Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fly looking for its family - Cloropidae?
Posted by Louis Boumans on 23-06-2009 23:01
#1
This little fly has the habitus of Chloropidae, but not the family's characteristics: large ocellar triangle, and nick in the cubital vein. I can't key it out satisfactorily. Is it Chloropidae after all?
Posted by Louis Boumans on 23-06-2009 23:02
#2
2nd picture
Posted by Louis Boumans on 23-06-2009 23:02
#3
last picture
Posted by Tony Irwin on 23-06-2009 23:33
#4
I think this is a male
Acletoxenus formosus (Drosophilidae)
Posted by Paul Beuk on 24-06-2009 07:37
#5
Acletoxenus formosus is correct. Any more details on the locality?
Posted by Louis Boumans on 24-06-2009 11:00
#6
In my kitchen - Soest (NL).
For some reason i had the idea that Drosophilidae always have feathered antennal bristles.. I'll need to go through the key again to see where I went wrong.
Thanks a lot for the identification!
Posted by Paul Beuk on 24-06-2009 11:14
#7
You may have gone wrong because of broken fronto-orbital setae. It looks as if there are only two pairs on your first picture.