Thread subject: Diptera.info :: 5011175

Posted by robirdman on 18-08-2005 18:26
#1
Chicago area 7-16-05 Very curious about this one.
www.diptera.info/forim/5-0606-1.jpg

Posted by Paul Beuk on 18-08-2005 18:50
#2
An indication of size, please?

Posted by robirdman on 23-08-2005 06:07
#3
I thought I had already posted this but apparently I was mistaken. Maybe I was thinking of the Drosophila which was near it. I think it was about 1/4". It was on a leaf near the log in the forest where I was finding Cossonus impressifrons (a weevil) under bark.

This one is turning out to be a problem!

Posted by Paul Beuk on 23-08-2005 07:36
#4
Well, this one baffles me. There are a few groups where you can find those bent wings. One conspicuous one is the genus Stegana of the Drosophilidae, but then the wings are not flat but slightly askew (like a roof on a house). Another family that has a 'weak' zone in the wing is the Psilidae. This weak zone can cause easy bending. This has some aspects of the genus Chyliza but the colour of the eyes and shape of the head tell me no. Naoyone else a suggestion?
BTW: Do you have a larger image that you can mail me?

Posted by robirdman on 23-08-2005 14:41
#5
Hi Paul,
How large an image would you like? Shall I send it directly to you?

Posted by Paul Beuk on 23-08-2005 14:43
#6
The original, right to my email box?

Posted by robirdman on 23-08-2005 16:27
#7
Do I have your email?

Posted by Jan Willem on 23-08-2005 19:50
#8
Paul's suggestion Psilidae sounds like a good one to me!

Jan Willem