Calling ecologists! Diptera backlog? Need ID work done before next season? Planning lots of diptera work next year? We can help! Please contact me for Diptera ID, full species lists and conservation status etc, see
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Conicera tibialis (Phoridae) for interest.
dipteraid.co.uk/projects/
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Conicera tibialis (Phoridae) for interest.
September 29, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Calling ecologists! Diptera backlog? Need ID work done before next season? Planning lots of diptera work next year? We can help! Please contact me for Diptera ID, full species lists and conservation status etc, see
dipteraid.co.uk/projects/
Please share
Conicera tibialis (Phoridae) for interest.
dipteraid.co.uk/projects/
Please share
Conicera tibialis (Phoridae) for interest.
Eventually, the larvae completely devour the ant's brain, causing it to wander aimlessly for about two weeks. After about two to four weeks, they cause the ant's head to fall off by releasing an enzyme that dissolves the membrane attaching the ant's head to its body.
Source: Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia
Phoridae - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 27, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Eventually, the larvae completely devour the ant's brain, causing it to wander aimlessly for about two weeks. After about two to four weeks, they cause the ant's head to fall off by releasing an enzyme that dissolves the membrane attaching the ant's head to its body.
Source: Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia
A female Physoptera (Phoridae) showing off/advertising her presence, by releasing pheromones through her abdominal glands (the yellow stripes on her abdomen). As you can see they have reduced abdominal plates (tergites) that allow these glands to expand
#FlySchool2026 @dipteracourse.bsky.social
#FlySchool2026 @dipteracourse.bsky.social
August 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A female Physoptera (Phoridae) showing off/advertising her presence, by releasing pheromones through her abdominal glands (the yellow stripes on her abdomen). As you can see they have reduced abdominal plates (tergites) that allow these glands to expand
#FlySchool2026 @dipteracourse.bsky.social
#FlySchool2026 @dipteracourse.bsky.social
ID update based on iNaturalist comments. The yellow flies feeding on the harvestman are:
Gall and Forest Midges (Cecidomyiidae), not Phoridae.
Gall and Forest Midges (Cecidomyiidae), not Phoridae.
July 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM
ID update based on iNaturalist comments. The yellow flies feeding on the harvestman are:
Gall and Forest Midges (Cecidomyiidae), not Phoridae.
Gall and Forest Midges (Cecidomyiidae), not Phoridae.
Happy Friday Fly Day! Two sets of flies from a recent survey in Western North Carolina:
Snipe Fly - Rhagio species (male)
Scuttle Flies - Phoridae
These flies were scavenging a dead Harvestman, Opiliones species.
Snipe Fly - Rhagio species (male)
Scuttle Flies - Phoridae
These flies were scavenging a dead Harvestman, Opiliones species.
July 4, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Happy Friday Fly Day! Two sets of flies from a recent survey in Western North Carolina:
Snipe Fly - Rhagio species (male)
Scuttle Flies - Phoridae
These flies were scavenging a dead Harvestman, Opiliones species.
Snipe Fly - Rhagio species (male)
Scuttle Flies - Phoridae
These flies were scavenging a dead Harvestman, Opiliones species.
The lovely Dr Emily Hartop is introducing Diptera to #BIOCOREFlies26 and is a wee bit bias…
Apparently this is the fly wing perfected…#Phoridae
Apparently this is the fly wing perfected…#Phoridae
June 21, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The lovely Dr Emily Hartop is introducing Diptera to #BIOCOREFlies26 and is a wee bit bias…
Apparently this is the fly wing perfected…#Phoridae
Apparently this is the fly wing perfected…#Phoridae
Good afternoon 💚
May 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Good afternoon 💚
Poor image but excellent record
Diplonevra abbreviata (Phoridae) sampled at @kneppwilding.bsky.social last year during the @opwall.bsky.social field season
It’s a whopper (~5cm) with one record on @nbntrust.bsky.social!! You all need to go find this beauty @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Diplonevra abbreviata (Phoridae) sampled at @kneppwilding.bsky.social last year during the @opwall.bsky.social field season
It’s a whopper (~5cm) with one record on @nbntrust.bsky.social!! You all need to go find this beauty @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
May 19, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Poor image but excellent record
Diplonevra abbreviata (Phoridae) sampled at @kneppwilding.bsky.social last year during the @opwall.bsky.social field season
It’s a whopper (~5cm) with one record on @nbntrust.bsky.social!! You all need to go find this beauty @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Diplonevra abbreviata (Phoridae) sampled at @kneppwilding.bsky.social last year during the @opwall.bsky.social field season
It’s a whopper (~5cm) with one record on @nbntrust.bsky.social!! You all need to go find this beauty @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Myriophora sp. behoren tot de bochelvliegen (Phoridae). In de "nieuwe wereld" (waar #Saba ligt) zie je ze bij miljoenpoten. Miljoenpoten geven een gifstof af waar insecten door worden afgeschrikt, maar omdat Myriophora juist eieren legt in miljoenpoten, lokt het gif hen juist aan. #ElkeDagEenInsect
April 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Myriophora sp. behoren tot de bochelvliegen (Phoridae). In de "nieuwe wereld" (waar #Saba ligt) zie je ze bij miljoenpoten. Miljoenpoten geven een gifstof af waar insecten door worden afgeschrikt, maar omdat Myriophora juist eieren legt in miljoenpoten, lokt het gif hen juist aan. #ElkeDagEenInsect
Happy Taxonomist Appreciation Day, y'all.
There's undescribed biodiversity all around us! Not long ago, Brian Brown and Emily Hartop put up some malaise traps smack in the middle of Los Angeles, and right away they described 30 new species of phorid flies.
mapress.com/zt/article/v...
There's undescribed biodiversity all around us! Not long ago, Brian Brown and Emily Hartop put up some malaise traps smack in the middle of Los Angeles, and right away they described 30 new species of phorid flies.
mapress.com/zt/article/v...
Opportunity in our Ignorance: Urban Biodiversity Study Reveals 30 New Species and One New Nearctic Record for Megaselia (Diptera: Phoridae) in Los Angeles (California, USA)
| Zootaxa
mapress.com
March 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Happy Taxonomist Appreciation Day, y'all.
There's undescribed biodiversity all around us! Not long ago, Brian Brown and Emily Hartop put up some malaise traps smack in the middle of Los Angeles, and right away they described 30 new species of phorid flies.
mapress.com/zt/article/v...
There's undescribed biodiversity all around us! Not long ago, Brian Brown and Emily Hartop put up some malaise traps smack in the middle of Los Angeles, and right away they described 30 new species of phorid flies.
mapress.com/zt/article/v...
Corrigendum: Checklist of the Phoridae of the #Balkan Peninsula countries, open access paper, just published; doi.org/10.48027/hnb...
#Diptera #Aschiza
#Diptera #Aschiza
Historia naturalis bulgarica | Corrigendum: Checklist of the Phoridae (Diptera, Aschiza) of the Balkan Peninsula countries
Historia naturalis bulgarica -- Volume 48 (2026) -- Corrigendum: Checklist of the Phoridae (Diptera, Aschiza) of the Balkan Peninsula countries -- Article synopsis
doi.org
March 2, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Corrigendum: Checklist of the Phoridae of the #Balkan Peninsula countries, open access paper, just published; doi.org/10.48027/hnb...
#Diptera #Aschiza
#Diptera #Aschiza
ICYMI: A new species of Triphleba (Diptera: Phoridae) with bifurcate antennae from Baltic amber
A new species of Triphleba (Diptera: Phoridae) with bifurcate antennae from Baltic amber
An unusual phorid fly with flagellomere 1 bifurcate, Triphleba shulmanae spec. nov., is described from Baltic amber. It differs from all other amber Triphleba by the structure of the antennae. The only other described species of Triphleba w...
eurekamag.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:59 AM
ICYMI: A new species of Triphleba (Diptera: Phoridae) with bifurcate antennae from Baltic amber
ICYMI: A new Baltic amber Triphleba Rondani with greatly enlarged palpi (Diptera: Phoridae)
A new Baltic amber Triphleba Rondani with greatly enlarged palpi (Diptera: Phoridae)
A new species of phorid fly, Triphleba hoffeinsorum spec. nov., is described from Baltic amber. Its most outstanding features are the greatly enlarged palpi, similar to those of some extant Triphleba species, especially T. admirabilis SCHMI...
eurekamag.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:54 AM
ICYMI: A new Baltic amber Triphleba Rondani with greatly enlarged palpi (Diptera: Phoridae)
A new species of Triphleba (Diptera: Phoridae) with bifurcate antennae from Baltic amber
A new species of Triphleba (Diptera: Phoridae) with bifurcate antennae from Baltic amber
An unusual phorid fly with flagellomere 1 bifurcate, Triphleba shulmanae spec. nov., is described from Baltic amber. It differs from all other amber Triphleba by the structure of the antennae. The only other described species of Triphleba w...
eurekamag.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:58 AM
A new species of Triphleba (Diptera: Phoridae) with bifurcate antennae from Baltic amber
A new Baltic amber Triphleba Rondani with greatly enlarged palpi (Diptera: Phoridae)
A new Baltic amber Triphleba Rondani with greatly enlarged palpi (Diptera: Phoridae)
A new species of phorid fly, Triphleba hoffeinsorum spec. nov., is described from Baltic amber. Its most outstanding features are the greatly enlarged palpi, similar to those of some extant Triphleba species, especially T. admirabilis SCHMI...
eurekamag.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 AM
A new Baltic amber Triphleba Rondani with greatly enlarged palpi (Diptera: Phoridae)
ICYMI: A new primitive phorid (Diptera: Phoridae) from Baltic amber
A new primitive phorid (Diptera: Phoridae) from Baltic amber
A new species of primitive phorid, Eosciadocera setosa spec. nov. is described from two specimens found in Baltic amber. This species is similar to the Chinese Eocene Eosciadocera helodis HONG, but differs by setation of the scutellum and legs.
eurekamag.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:16 AM
ICYMI: A new primitive phorid (Diptera: Phoridae) from Baltic amber
🐝 Unlike bees, many pollinators in boreal forests are flies (Diptera, especially Muscidae, Phoridae and Syrphidae). These ectotherms depend heavily on external heat for activity.
a bee is sitting on a yellow flower
ALT: a bee is sitting on a yellow flower
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM
🐝 Unlike bees, many pollinators in boreal forests are flies (Diptera, especially Muscidae, Phoridae and Syrphidae). These ectotherms depend heavily on external heat for activity.
ICYMI: Curious Phoridae (Insecta, Diptera) found mainly in Cretaceous ambers
Curious Phoridae (Insecta, Diptera) found mainly in Cretaceous ambers
Four new genera and five new species of Phoridae Prioriphorinae are described from the Upper Cretaceous resins of Siberia. Cladograms depicting relationships of Sciadoceridae, Prioriphorinae and extant Phoridae, and of the genera of Sciadoc...
eurekamag.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 AM
ICYMI: Curious Phoridae (Insecta, Diptera) found mainly in Cretaceous ambers
A new primitive phorid (Diptera: Phoridae) from Baltic amber
A new primitive phorid (Diptera: Phoridae) from Baltic amber
A new species of primitive phorid, Eosciadocera setosa spec. nov. is described from two specimens found in Baltic amber. This species is similar to the Chinese Eocene Eosciadocera helodis HONG, but differs by setation of the scutellum and legs.
eurekamag.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 AM
A new primitive phorid (Diptera: Phoridae) from Baltic amber
Curious Phoridae (Insecta, Diptera) found mainly in Cretaceous ambers
Curious Phoridae (Insecta, Diptera) found mainly in Cretaceous ambers
Four new genera and five new species of Phoridae Prioriphorinae are described from the Upper Cretaceous resins of Siberia. Cladograms depicting relationships of Sciadoceridae, Prioriphorinae and extant Phoridae, and of the genera of Sciadoc...
eurekamag.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Curious Phoridae (Insecta, Diptera) found mainly in Cretaceous ambers
Checklist of the #Phoridae of the #Balkan Peninsula countries, open access paper, just published; doi.org/10.48027/hnb...
#Diptera #Aschiza
#Diptera #Aschiza
Historia naturalis bulgarica | Checklist of the Phoridae (Diptera, Aschiza) of the Balkan Peninsula countries
Historia naturalis bulgarica -- Volume 48 (2026) -- Checklist of the Phoridae (Diptera, Aschiza) of the Balkan Peninsula countries -- Article synopsis
doi.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Checklist of the #Phoridae of the #Balkan Peninsula countries, open access paper, just published; doi.org/10.48027/hnb...
#Diptera #Aschiza
#Diptera #Aschiza
A remarkable new species of the Megaselia sulphuripes-group: Megaselia heimingshofensis sp. n. from Central and Eastern Europe (Diptera: Phoridae)
Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202...
#scuttleflies #GBOLIII #darktaxa @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @leibnizlib.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202...
#scuttleflies #GBOLIII #darktaxa @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @leibnizlib.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 9:07 AM
A remarkable new species of the Megaselia sulphuripes-group: Megaselia heimingshofensis sp. n. from Central and Eastern Europe (Diptera: Phoridae)
Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202...
#scuttleflies #GBOLIII #darktaxa @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @leibnizlib.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202...
#scuttleflies #GBOLIII #darktaxa @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @leibnizlib.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Day 11 of #InsectAdvent - its Saturday night so XMAS PARTY (maybe romance..)
Lets put on some perfume. This female Megaselia (Phoridae) releases from her dorsal abdominal glands, a fragrance so strong the males just have to immerse themselves in it
@royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social
Lets put on some perfume. This female Megaselia (Phoridae) releases from her dorsal abdominal glands, a fragrance so strong the males just have to immerse themselves in it
@royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Day 11 of #InsectAdvent - its Saturday night so XMAS PARTY (maybe romance..)
Lets put on some perfume. This female Megaselia (Phoridae) releases from her dorsal abdominal glands, a fragrance so strong the males just have to immerse themselves in it
@royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social
Lets put on some perfume. This female Megaselia (Phoridae) releases from her dorsal abdominal glands, a fragrance so strong the males just have to immerse themselves in it
@royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured specimen is a fly from the Phoridae family, collected in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.
Today’s featured specimen is a fly from the Phoridae family, collected in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured specimen is a fly from the Phoridae family, collected in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.
Today’s featured specimen is a fly from the Phoridae family, collected in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This record was made possible through funding from the Walder Foundation.
Veins are crucial for phylogenetic and taxonomy studies. This study examined Cretaceous fossils and modern humpbacked flies (scuttle flies) to propose new wing models for rapid ID of Phoridae wing veins based on their degree of reduction. #FossilFriday #PaleoSky #BMCBiology 🧪 🪰
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October 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Veins are crucial for phylogenetic and taxonomy studies. This study examined Cretaceous fossils and modern humpbacked flies (scuttle flies) to propose new wing models for rapid ID of Phoridae wing veins based on their degree of reduction. #FossilFriday #PaleoSky #BMCBiology 🧪 🪰
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