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.
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.
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
