Thread subject: Diptera.info :: California heleomyzid - Pseudoleria male? >>> Pseudoleria sp.
Posted by kschnei1000 on 26-11-2021 18:36
#1
Hi all - I captured this 3-4 mm heleomyzid male in a pitfall trap in the Mojave desert in mid-October of this year. It seems to key pretty easily to Pseudoleria in the Manual of Nearctic Diptera, but I was hoping someone could confirm or correct my ID? Thanks!
Ken Schneider
San Francisco, CA
Edited by kschnei1000 on 29-11-2021 03:24
Posted by kschnei1000 on 26-11-2021 18:46
#2
Face. Sorry, having trouble adding photos, hopefully not posting many duplicates...
Posted by kschnei1000 on 26-11-2021 18:48
#3
Lateral head.
Posted by kschnei1000 on 26-11-2021 18:49
#4
Wing.
Posted by kschnei1000 on 26-11-2021 18:51
#5
Lateral thorax - anepimeron/pteropleuron with prominent bristles.
Edited by kschnei1000 on 26-11-2021 18:52
Posted by kschnei1000 on 26-11-2021 18:54
#6
Mid tibia with several apical bristles, but no proximal bristles.
Posted by kschnei1000 on 26-11-2021 18:56
#7
Scutum.
Posted by kschnei1000 on 26-11-2021 18:57
#8
Prosternum appears bare.
Posted by kschnei1000 on 26-11-2021 18:59
#9
Basitarsus with small protuberance distally, mentioned in Gill 1962 for Pseudoleria.
Posted by Andrzej on 26-11-2021 21:48
#10
Yes! It is!
Posted by kschnei1000 on 29-11-2021 03:24
#11
Andrzej wrote:
Yes! It is!
Thanks Andrzej!