Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Heleomyzidae?->Yes, prob. Schroederella

Posted by guplox on 02-12-2023 09:49
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Photographed today in a rice field in Zhejiang China. Costal margin of wing has "thorns". Is it a Heleomyzidae species? Thanks!

Edited by guplox on 02-12-2023 13:25

Posted by Andrzej on 02-12-2023 12:52
#2

Correct!

Posted by Andrzej on 02-12-2023 12:55
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Probably Schroederella (if two katepisternal bristles are present). There are some similar species described from Asia...

Posted by guplox on 02-12-2023 13:23
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Fantastic! Thank you very much for confirming Heleomyzidae and pointing me to Schroederella! TumbsUp