Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Very small fly: Sciaridae
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 10-12-2007 01:02
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 Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
Very small fly, less than 2mm body length, drifting slowly in the house. I would say it is a Mycetophilidae: Sciara thomae? Joaquim Gaspar Lisboa Alvesgaspar attached the following image:  [99.25Kb] Edited by Alvesgaspar on 10-12-2007 14:09 |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 10-12-2007 01:03
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Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
And a dorsal view...
Alvesgaspar attached the following image:  [104.06Kb] |
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| xylo |
Posted on 10-12-2007 09:05
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Hi Joaquim, no doubt - a member of the so called black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae). But for Sciara thomae it is unlikely. Most probable Bradysia difformis or Bradysia ocellaris which are common indoors. so long, xylo [edit: Ooops, mixed something up...] Edited by xylo on 10-12-2007 15:22 |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 10-12-2007 14:03
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Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
Thank you, xylo! That was a tough one for me. |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 10-12-2007 14:06
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
I guess these are the small sciarids that develop in the soil of indoor plants. They seem to be quite common. It is nice to find out what they are. Which other sciarid midges do occur in such a habitat. Actually I just made photos of the same or very similar species the other day. Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| xylo |
Posted on 10-12-2007 15:40
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Member Location: Posts: 139 Joined: 21.08.04 |
Well, common indoor findings beside the two mentioned species above are: Lycoriella ingenua, Lycoriella castanescens and Pnyxia scabiei. But identification only on photos are not possible with certainty. so long, xylo |
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