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Posted by aegus on 16-09-2011 11:36

I'm wondering what family does this fly belong to?
It looks like an ant and its fore wings are reduced and its notum bristles are setaceus.
Thanks for the answer!!!!!

Posted by ChrisR on 16-09-2011 11:48

Strange-looking insect - can we see the mouthparts?

Posted by aegus on 16-09-2011 12:01

sorry I forgot to give the information of the fly.
it was collected at the estuary wetlend in Taiwan (Oriental region), a mangrove area.
It is about 5 mm long(head-abdomen)

Posted by aegus on 16-09-2011 12:03

ok I will thy to take some photos of the mouthpart.
thanks!!

Posted by aegus on 16-09-2011 12:14

sorry I don't have the fly now, so I can't take the mouthparts photo immediatly.
just attach a very indistinct mouthparts pic here, and I will attach some more clearer pics when I get the fly.

Posted by ChrisR on 16-09-2011 12:17

Fascinating ... sorry, was just trying to make sure that it didn't have mandibles ;)

I'll be watching this thread with interest :)

Posted by Paul Beuk on 16-09-2011 12:32

#10

It is a chloropid. I know of species like this with wings, but apparently we have some apterous ones as well. Compare with http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=4292

Posted by aegus on 16-09-2011 12:49

#11

Thank you very much!!!
I caught some thorny chloropids before, but all with wings (attached pic below)
but this one without wings, I just coundn't ID it by the wing venation...haha :D
Thanks for the answer again!!!

Posted by Sara21392 on 16-09-2011 14:02

#13

Paul is right, it's Anatrichus genus! but about last pic I'm doubtful! Just can say it is Oscinelline, but I'm not sure that is the same species! It's interesting and so strange to me!!

Posted by Sara21392 on 16-09-2011 14:48

#14

I asked to one of experts of Chloropidae (Terry Wheeler), he told:
The first one is - Anatrichus (or possibly Myrmecosepsis, but Myrm. is really the same as Anatrichus anyway . . . )
and about last pic, he told:
That is Oscinellinae and he knows that it's not in the same tribe as Anatrichus, but there are quite a few other possibilities...

He will say about result later! :D :D :D ;)