Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fossilized dolichopodid in amber

Posted by AnaGoncalves on 02-12-2013 00:57
#1
Today I bought this amber with flies in it, including one Dolichopodidae. I think it is baltic amber. Is it possible to determine its genus?

Best Regards,
Ana Gonçalves
Edited by AnaGoncalves on 02-12-2013 01:00

Posted by John Carr on 02-12-2013 02:40
#2
Medetera?

Posted by AnaGoncalves on 06-12-2013 00:41
#3
It is a possibility :)

Posted by ChrisR on 06-12-2013 21:01
#4
I would advise showing it to an amber expert because there is a whole industry of making 'fakes' from copal or resin.