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Chris Lewis	#1 Posted on 30-03-2007 09:31
Member Location: Essex, England Posts: 85 Joined: 03.08.06	Foulness Essex UK 25/3/07 Unfortunately this fly escaped before I finished processing it. Does anyone recognise it? Note that the compound eyes nearly meet above the antennae, and the interesting pattern of 8 short antennal segments beyond the pedicel and probably 5 (possibly 6) more elongated segments distally. Patterned wings, speckled dorsum and white spots on scutellum. Chris Lewis attached the following image: [69.64Kb]


Chris Lewis	#2 Posted on 30-03-2007 09:32
Member Location: Essex, England Posts: 85 Joined: 03.08.06	Approx 5mm


Robert Nash	#3 Posted on 30-03-2007 09:38
Member Location: Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland Posts: 288 Joined: 11.11.05	Psocoptera a Barklouse http://en.wikiped...Psocoptera See External Link to NCSU Cheers Robert Edited by Robert Nash on 30-03-2007 09:43


Paul Beuk	#4 Posted on 30-03-2007 09:45
Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19244 Joined: 11.05.04	Oops, Robert, if you look more closely you will see it is a larger ceratopogonid... Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


Chris Lewis	#5 Posted on 30-03-2007 10:04
Member Location: Essex, England Posts: 85 Joined: 03.08.06	Thanks Paul So do you think Culicoides sp would be a good bet?


Paul Beuk	#6 Posted on 30-03-2007 11:03
Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19244 Joined: 11.05.04	Dunno, at that level I am not familiar with the family. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


Robert Nash	#7 Posted on 30-03-2007 11:34
Member Location: Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland Posts: 288 Joined: 11.11.05	There is a picture of my sorry, mortified face in the lounge thanks to Jorge. I must learn again to "look before I leap" Robert Edited by Robert Nash on 30-03-2007 11:35


caliprobola	#8 Posted on 02-03-2010 23:03
Member Location: Belgium Posts: 203 Joined: 24.05.07	It is a female Culicoides, wing venation shows 2 clear radial cells, so probably it was less than 5mm, more something like 2-3mm...