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wingless Nematocera? > Sciaridae?
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Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 04-02-2017 07:37
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Hi everyone, this was kinda mysterious... I just wanted to get close to the insect, but it disappeared though I couldn't see any wings. To me it looks like a wingless nematoceran - who can see sth more? Length: (very) roughly 2 mm. 2016-07-10, northern Germany, garden Lennart Bendixen attached the following image: [190.02Kb] Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 04-02-2017 09:25 |
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Tony Irwin |
Posted on 04-02-2017 08:41
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7187 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Probably Sciaridae
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Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 04-02-2017 09:18
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Ok...thanks again. Are there any wingless spp. known or was this an accident more likely? |
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Tony Irwin |
Posted on 04-02-2017 13:35
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7187 Joined: 19.11.04 |
There are several genera in which the females are often wingless (notably Epidapus, but also Trichosia, Parapnyxia and Pnyxia. The abdomen on this specimen looks odd, not like a typical male or female! Some Cecidomyiidae also have wingless females, but your antennae look more like Sciaridae, and I think I can see a tibial spur in one photo.
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Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 04-02-2017 18:18
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Ok! Good to know this, thanks for your explanation. I was disappointed I couldn't take some good pictures, but one day I'll find that species again. |
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