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Dolichopodidae - Liancalus querulus
Copyright © 2008 Lynn Monroe

Dolichopodidae - Liancalus querulus
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, California, USA
May 6, 2008
Size: BL about 7.5 mm
We found this mystery fly dead in Borrego Palm Canyon. I have been trying to track it down by wing venation. I looked all through Cole, but cannot find any that seems to fit. The two closest are Micropezidae, which has really long legs like this specimen, but none of the wings illustrated in Micropezidae by Steyskal in McAlpine's Nearctic flies seem quite right. The other wing pattern I thought was somewhat similar was an Ephydridae, but the body and legs seemed wrong. Is it possible to get this mystery fly to a family?

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Contributed by Lynn Monroe on 5 March, 2009 - 6:11pm
Last updated 4 October, 2009 - 12:55pm

Moved
Moved from Liancalus.
… Harsi S. Parker, 4 October, 2009 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Longlegged Flies.
… Lynn Monroe, 3 October, 2009 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

Dolichopodidae.
I'm pretty confident this is a long-legged fly. The metallic body color alone would suggest that as a prime suspect.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 March, 2009 - 11:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Dolichopodidae sp
Thanks, Eric, for your ID. Those long legs should have given it away! A Diptera expert has also given this ID privately. I'll remember the combo of long legs and metallic color, plus the distinctive antennae.
… Lynn Monroe, 7 March, 2009 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

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