David A. Grimaldi, Antonio Arillo, Jeffrey M. Cumming, Martin Hauser
Zookeys
Figure 7.Microburmyia Grimaldi & Cumming, gen. n. (Bombyliidae: Mythicomyiinae), in Burmese amber a, b Microburmyia analvena Grimaldi and Cumming sp. n. Holotype, KU-Bu079 (a lateral view, with detail of antenna b dorsal view, as preserved) c – e Microburmyia venanalvena Grimaldi and Cumming, sp. n., Holotype AMNH Bu1552 c, d left and right wings, showing variation in vein proportions. e, antenna.
David A. Grimaldi, Antonio Arillo, Jeffrey M. Cumming, Martin Hauser
Zookeys
Figure 7.Microburmyia Grimaldi & Cumming, gen. n. (Bombyliidae: Mythicomyiinae), in Burmese amber a, b Microburmyia analvena Grimaldi and Cumming sp. n. Holotype, KU-Bu079 (a lateral view, with detail of antenna b dorsal view, as preserved) c – e Microburmyia venanalvena Grimaldi and Cumming, sp. n., Holotype AMNH Bu1552 c, d left and right wings, showing variation in vein proportions. e, antenna.
I noticed a pair of these landing on an old seed head of a plant. It was great to see the male and female together. Notice these have a long proboscis.
These tiny flies (~3mm) hover in the air barely visible. Occasionally they land on plant leaves to rest, other times on flowers for feeding. Here the male is feeding on the Verticordia densiflora flower
Kingdom=AnimaliaPhylum=ArthropodaClass=InsectaOrder=DipteraFamily=Mythicomyiidae ID by Jean and Fred HortCommon name=Micro Bee FlyHost=Gossypium robinsonii flower
Kingdom=AnimaliaPhylum=ArthropodaClass=InsectaOrder=DipteraFamily=Mythicomyiidae ID by Jean and Fred HortCommon name=Micro Bee FlyHost=Gossypium robinsonii flower
Kingdom=AnimaliaPhylum=ArthropodaClass=InsectaOrder=DipteraFamily=Mythicomyiidae ID by Jean and Fred HortCommon name=Micro Bee FlyHost=Gossypium robinsonii flower
Some teeny flies on a small Stylidium sp Neal Evenhuis states that they are an undescribed pair. Notice "the sexual dimorphism where the males look so much different than the females." Notice these have a short proboscis.They hover around between the flowers and all you see is a tiny black spec moving through the air.Size: 2mm
Description: These two photos are of a tiny fly ~3mm long. Fred photographed them in late February. We will try to find more next February. I like how hairy this one is and the detail Fred captured on the side of the thorax. Date: Taken on 22 February 2014, 11:16. Source: Mythicomyiidae fly. Author: Jean and Fred from Perth, Australia. Flickr tagsbrookton hwy sandpit fred, mythicomyiidae, diptera, tiny, fly, flower fly, armadale, midgegoroo national park, brookton highway, water hole.