Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chloropidae, July 6, 2021, near Budapest, Hungary.

Posted by Xespok on 15-07-2021 14:50
#1
This is a common species in and around my garden, but difficult to spot, as it is only cc. 1.5 mm. Possibly the smallest Chloropid I have ever seen.

Posted by Xespok on 15-07-2021 14:51
#2
Another image.
Edited by Xespok on 15-07-2021 14:51

Posted by Paul Beuk on 16-07-2021 07:48
#3
Aphanotrigonum perhaps

Posted by Xespok on 16-07-2021 20:19
#4
In Fauna Hungariae volume written by Deline Draskovits Agnes, Aphanotrigonum is stated to contain grayish or blackish species. Now I think this is Trachysiphonella sp. I try to key it.

Posted by Xespok on 16-07-2021 20:24
#5
It seems that this fly is Trachysiphonella pumilio based on the relatively small blob on the forehead, which is not substantially larger than the ocellar triangle, and also the coloring of the scutum is brownish.

Posted by Xespok on 16-07-2021 20:49
#6
However, it seems that T. pumilio is no longer valid, and is part of T. scutellata. So maybe this is T. scutellata (cf).