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Mydas fly on buckwheat - Pseudonomoneura hirta
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Mydas fly on buckwheat - Pseudonomoneura hirta
Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, California, USA
May 20, 2009

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 20 May, 2009 - 10:15pm
Last updated 18 March, 2010 - 12:56am

Moved
Moved from Pseudonomoneura.
… Hartmut Wisch, 18 March, 2010 - 12:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Nemomydas.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 March, 2010 - 6:22pm login or register to post comments

Ron, these are beautiful photos,
but not of any Nemomydas. That genus has a small proboscis which does NOT extend beyond the oral margin. This fly belongs in the genus Pseudonomoneura Bequaert. Wing venation is similar in both species, but the proboscis clearly sets them apart; see also photo by Joyce Gross (1), and the excellent page written by Aaron Schusteff (2), worth reading with care.
I double-checked today by using the key to genera in Cole (1).
… Hartmut Wisch, 13 March, 2010 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the correction and detail, Hartmut.
I'll fix it!
… Ron Hemberger, 13 March, 2010 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

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