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Diptera in Burmese amber
Oiotoshi
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Posted on 23-02-2023 20:38
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Hello all, i have a small diptera in this quite diry Burmese amber.
The preservation is quite nice, but Dipteras are really hard for me to ID.

Can someone give a guess on it?

Thank you.
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Nikita Vikhrev
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Only guess as a start of discussion. May be Hybotidae?
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Nikita Vikhrev wrote:
Only guess as a start of discussion. May be Hybotidae?


Yes, it looks like Tachydromiinae.
 
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Oiotoshi wrote:
Hello all, i have a small diptera in this quite diry Burmese amber.
The preservation is quite nice, but Dipteras are really hard for me to ID.

Can someone give a guess on it?

Thank you.



Hey Oiotoshi,

Nice specimen! It might be a small family like Ceratopogonidae or Chloropidae, but it’s hard to be sure without clearer views of the wings or antennae. A higher-res or different-angle photo could help with ID. Either way, it’s a beautiful piece!
 
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Sorry, but unfortunately, not Chloropidae... Antennae and the wing venation exclude at once Chloropidae ... If you know when the hosts of Chloropid flies evolved, you wouldn't write such words ...
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