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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Carnoidea » Freeloader Flies (Milichiidae) » Phyllomyzinae » Paramyia

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Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Small fly - Paramyia

Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 11, 2005
Size: 2mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 14 June, 2005 - 10:50pm
Last updated 6 March, 2020 - 6:12pm

Moved

Moved from Paramyia nitens.

… John F. Carr, 6 March, 2020 - 6:12pm

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Moved

Moved from Frit Flies.

… Matthias Buck, 8 April, 2008 - 11:48am

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Paramyia nitens

Distinctive for the genus (with only one species in N-America) are the shortened costa (ends at vein R4+5), long palpi, long R2+3. The ocellar triangle is shining as in many chloropids. However, most chloropids have the costa long (reaching vein M), if not (Chloropinae) they are never all black with long palpi.

… Matthias Buck, 8 April, 2008 - 11:48am

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Thanks Matthias

Another new one for the guide that you were able to identify!

… tom murray, 9 April, 2008 - 5:57pm

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Could it be Rhingia?

See http://bugguide.net/node/view/7220/bgimage. I would like a second opinion.

… Beatriz Moisset, 24 June, 2005 - 12:02pm

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No Rhingia

By its size alone this could not by the syrphid Rhingia. I think it is a chloropid. There appears to be an enlarged, glossy ocellar triangle, characteristic for the family. The family has several genera with elongate mouthparts (it isnot the face which is elongated, as is the case in Rhingia).

Paul

http://www.diptera.info

… Paul Beuk, 15 August, 2005 - 6:30am

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Frit Fly

Thanks Paul for another ID. This genera isn't colorful like the others in the family.

… tom murray, 15 August, 2005 - 7:55am

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'Black is beautiful'

Many of the smaller frit flies (including the original one giving the name to the family, Oscinella frit) are black, sometimes with yellow on legs. They can be very beautiful when viewed under high magnification, even when there is little (other) colour on them. ;-)

Paul

http://www.diptera.info

… Paul Beuk, 15 August, 2005 - 8:03am

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