Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscoidea? or Sciomyzidae?-->Neither

Posted by guplox on 12-03-2022 01:05
#1
Picture taken in September near the river in my neighborhood (East China: Zhejiang province). Body length approx. 4mm. Could it belong to the Muscoidea Superfamily? Many thanks in advance!
Edited by guplox on 14-03-2022 11:07

Posted by guplox on 12-03-2022 10:15
#2
Kind of similar to Pteromicra. Perhaps Sciomyzidae? Smile
Edited by guplox on 12-03-2022 10:18

Posted by Zeegers on 12-03-2022 17:25
#3
That was my though as well, at first. However, there seems to be a strong transverse suture on thorax ...


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Posted by guplox on 14-03-2022 03:14
#4
Yes, the thorax seems to have a transverse suture. Thank you for pointing it out! TumbsUp

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 14-03-2022 10:39
#5
Not Muscoidea, not Sciomyzid

Posted by guplox on 14-03-2022 11:07
#6
Thank you Nikita for ruling out both of them! TumbsUp

Posted by Jan Maca on 14-03-2022 13:41
#7
I do not see vibrissae, and the mesonotal suture is indeed puzzling, but still - how about Piophilidae?

Posted by Tony Irwin on 14-03-2022 14:02
#8
It reminds me of Chyliza (Psilidae)

Posted by guplox on 28-04-2022 11:30
#9
Thank you Jan and Tony for pointing me to Piophilidae and Psilidae (Chyliza). I'll explore them.TumbsUp

Posted by guplox on 28-04-2022 11:44
#10
Or perhaps Strongylophthalmyiidae?

Posted by guplox on 28-04-2022 11:49
#11
Kind of similar to the iNat picture identifed as Strongylophthalmyia sp.at this link(https://www.inatu...s/89471944).