Posted by Cor Zonneveld on 26-06-2009 18:53
#1
I'm now rather uncertain how to distinguish these two families...
General built is like Mythicomyiidae; but much larger fly (I realize that's not of much taxonomic significance though).
Letoon, SW Turkey. Sea level. Dry ditch adjacent to archaelogical site.
What is the phylogenetic relationship between these two families? Is Mythicomyiidae a sister-taxon of Bombyliidae, or makes the recognition of Mythicomyiidae the Bombyliidae paraphyletic?
Edited by Cor Zonneveld on 26-06-2009 18:55
Posted by paqui on 26-06-2009 19:03
#3
Bombyliidae, Toxophora sp. (Mythicomyiidae was a former subfamily of Bombyliidae), nice pics :)