Thread subject: Diptera.info :: A small fly on tree trunk

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 13-05-2006 21:20
#1

Size around 3mm.
May 13, 2006.
A number of these flies walked busily up and down the trunk of Alnus. I spotted some bark beetles (Scolytidae, Dryocoetes alni) and their predators (Salpingidae, Rhinosimus planirostris) on same tree. Is there a chance that the flies are somehow connected with these beetles?

Posted by Paul Beuk on 14-05-2006 19:54
#2

It has the feel of one of the calyptrates.

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 14-05-2006 21:52
#3

A few specimens is collected, so maybe there's no need for further guessing. I just thought my remark could lead to a quick jump to a specific family/genus.