Thread subject: Diptera.info :: [edit] Orange Piophilidae with a bent leg => Neottiophilum praeustum
Posted by BjZelvelder on 02-04-2021 22:59
#1
Hi, here's a strange looking Lauxaniidae fly that I have found in Sarthe (72), France. The habitus looks like
Homoneura sp., it has the same black spots on the wings as
Minettia inusta, but almost no bristle on the mesothorax (only 2 dc) which makes these propositions unlikely. Its posterior tibiae are also strangely bent… Any idea ?
Edited by BjZelvelder on 03-04-2021 11:08
Posted by nielsyese on 03-04-2021 09:46
#2
Check Neottiophilum praeustum (Piophilidae).
Posted by BjZelvelder on 03-04-2021 10:40
#3
Thank you for your answer, your proposition fits perfectly with my specimen. However, its bent posterior tibiae don't seem do be described anywhere (but I might be wrong). Could it be an anomaly ?
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-04-2021 11:18
#4
Recently Misha Esin from Mordovian NR send me couple of images
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-04-2021 11:21
#5
Neottiophilum praeustum is nest parasit of birds, rare fly, we have only few specimens in the collection of Zool Museum of Moscow.
Hind tibia normally only slightly curved.
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-04-2021 11:21
#6
dorsal
Posted by BjZelvelder on 03-04-2021 19:34
#7
Thanks a lot for these specifications. I'm glad I took the time to shoot some photos of this fly that didn't look peculiar at first.
Best regards,
Benjamin Zelvelder