Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ulidiidae: Pseudotephritis vau (female)
Posted by Tony T on 20-07-2007 17:02
#1
13 July 2007, New Brunswick, Canada. Length: 7mm
Possibly Tephritidae
Edited by Tony T on 20-08-2008 15:51
Posted by Kahis on 20-07-2007 18:25
#2
Pseudotephritis (Ulidiidae). Found on or near dead trees? The single species we ahve in Europe lives on aspen.
The name is certainly well applied. The European type species has more mottled wings and it is really
Tephritis-like. So keep an eye on curiously flat '
Tephritis' walking and signalling with their wings on recently fallen aspen, where real tephritids are only occasionally found.
Edited by Kahis on 20-07-2007 18:28
Posted by Tony T on 20-07-2007 19:38
#3
Thanks, you certainly know your flies. A new family for me. Checking a catalogue shows just 1 species likely to occur here:
P. vau.
Lots of dead trees and aspen in NB; this female (?) in my tent trap while hoping for tabanids:D
Posted by Kahis on 20-07-2007 20:24
#4
Tony T wrote:
Thanks, you certainly know your flies.[/b][/i]
Thanks you, but let's wait for independent confirmation ;)
Meanwhile, it is sure that you certainly know how to photograph flies! Do you use some photo stacking program for enhanced depth of focus, or are you just very good at focusing? :)
Posted by Tony T on 20-07-2007 20:56
#5
OK will wait:(
I use Helicon Focus for stacking images. It was discussed in the Forum:
HERE
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 20-08-2008 06:35
#6
Indeed, a female of
Pseudotephritis vau. I can send our recent paper on the whole tribe Myennidini worldwide, if you like, as pdf (~9 mb, in 3 parts, with a lot of pix).
Posted by Tony T on 20-08-2008 15:56
#7
Nosferatumyia wrote:
I can send our recent paper on the whole tribe Myennidini worldwide, if you like, as pdf (~9 mb, in 3 parts, with a lot of pix).
Thank you for the ID and the offer. I will send you a PM with my e-mail address (that is if this site will let me, incredibly unstable - constantly crashing:(:(