Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pericyclocera?

Posted by John Sankey on 13-09-2012 14:30
#1

11 Sept 2012
wing length 3.5 mm

Edited by John Sankey on 16-10-2012 13:27

Posted by Sara21392 on 13-09-2012 16:53
#2

Phoridae!

Edited by Sara21392 on 13-09-2012 16:54

Posted by John Sankey on 13-09-2012 18:43
#3

MND: starting with Phoridae I get:
1 not cockroach-like
2 tibia with bristles - Phorinae
3 Rs forked;R2+3 and R4+5 present
10 arista normal; one tibial hair seam
11 no frons furrow; fore tibia with bristles throughout
12 hind tibia with 1 hair seam
13 C and R4+5 NOT joining apically in a pterostigma-like swelling - fails

The sharply downturned genitals look natural, not the result of damage.
I note that venation matches Pericyclocera perfectly...

Edited by John Sankey on 16-10-2012 13:26