Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tiny fly from Chile

Posted by dllavaneras on 05-08-2020 03:44
#1
I found this tiny fly in my living room, and I'm at a loss regarding ID to even family. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Posted by dllavaneras on 05-08-2020 03:45
#2
Here's a dorsal view of the specimen

Posted by Tony Irwin on 05-08-2020 11:34
#3
Chloropidae

Posted by dllavaneras on 06-08-2020 01:36
#4
Tony Irwin wrote:
Chloropidae


Thank you! I'll try to find some keys for the local fauna (all I have are the ones in the MCAD)

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Posted by Paul Beuk on 06-08-2020 08:27
#5
Should be (close to?) Elachiptera

Posted by John Carr on 06-08-2020 13:41
#6
Sabrosky (1948) put the Nearctic species with short scutellum into Monochaetoscinella and Melanochaeta. I don't know if there is a good classification of Neotropical Chloropidae.

Posted by dllavaneras on 07-08-2020 02:03
#7
Paul Beuk wrote:
Should be (close to?) Elachiptera


Thanks! I also reached Elachiptera using the key in MCAD, but I'm taking it with a large grain of salt since it's for Central America and I'm in central Chile.