Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Australian Ephydridae
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 29-03-2016 00:59
#1
Can anyone suggest a family for this fly? Light trap, Townsville, Queensland.
Edited by Graeme Cocks on 29-03-2016 19:39
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 29-03-2016 00:59
#2
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Posted by Cranefly on 29-03-2016 06:17
#3
Ephydridae, looks like Ephydrella sp.
Posted by Cranefly on 29-03-2016 06:21
#4
One of the most common species in Australia is E.breviseta (Malloch). Australasian/Oceanian: Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia), but it is difficult to tell surely for genitalia are usually to be studied to determine species from this genus:)
Edited by Cranefly on 29-03-2016 06:21
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 29-03-2016 06:43
#5
Thanks Cranefly. I don't do genitalia, so am quite happy with a probably.
Posted by nielsyese on 24-04-2023 20:26
#6
There seems to be a long slender bristle present under the arista, which would exclude
Ephydrella and points to
Setacera breviventris.