Recently I had a few chances to go back to the NHM in London and work with the world Diptera collections – it was marvellous! I took along some of my larger & more spectacular specimens from North & South America and tried to identify them (with varying levels of success!). I also took lots of photos of the parts of the collection I have been working in, for future reference. Here are just some of the better ones:
Acaulona brasiliana
Acaulona costata
Acaulona peruviana
Adejeania verrugana
Adejeania verrugana
Belvosia sp.
Belvosia piurana
Belvosia socia
Belvosia spinicoxa
Belvosia williamsi
Cholomyia inaequipes
Cholomyia inaequipes
Chrysotachina braueri
Chrysotachina braueri
Chrysotachina ornata
Chrysotachina ornata
Cylindrophasia lateralis (holotype)
Epalpus albomaculata
Epalpus semiflavus
Eudejeania canescens (holotype)
Eudejeania melanax (holotype)
Homogenia sp.
Homogenia nigripennis
Leschenaultia jurinioides
Leschenaultia leucophrys
Uramya acuminata
Uramya producta
Many thanks to Erica McAlister & Nigel Wyatt for hosting my visits 🙂