Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Atelestidae (Was - Hybotidae, Microphoridae or ??)

Posted by Tony Irwin on 31-12-2008 13:24
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I think if these hind legs were for jumping, they would have bigger femora. Perhaps these legs are used in flight - like the tail of a kite (sticks and cloth type, not a bird) - they remind me of the legs of Bibio which lets them hang down while it is flying.