Posted by rdbercha on 18-04-2010 06:24
#1
Can anyone confirm if this a Piophilidae.
The venation looks very close, Under a microscope the Ocellar bristles are pointing forward, post vertical bristles are diverging, however there appears to be three sternopleural bristles (forming a triangle on the sterno-pleuron), arista come off the base of the 3rd antennal segment.
Posted by rdbercha on 18-04-2010 17:29
#4
First of all thank yoiu for looking taking the time to look at the photo.
I'm a bit confused though, from the book I'm using to provide identification of this fly (which I admit is somewhat incomplete - Insects by Borror et al) the wing venation of a Muscidae does not look all that similar to this fly. Perhaps there is more variation then is being shown in the Family? Can you recommend a good book (reasonably priced) for diptera identification?