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Sciaridae? = Ceratopogonidae
johnes81	#1 Posted on 08-08-2019 18:13
Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16	Berlin - August 2019 Hello everyone, I found this sitting on my balcony door. I don't see a Chironomid like posture so i am not sure what it is. I am only guessing Sciaridae/ I don't know much about even Chironomidae, so i cannot place it. Any help is greatly appreciated. I got as close as i could get and the photo is cropped from the original. This is as big as it gets with my 1:1 macro (no crop sensor). Thank you, John johnes81 attached the following image: [37.78Kb] Edited by johnes81 on 08-08-2019 18:35 John and Nini. Naturalists not experts.


Jan Maca	#2 Posted on 08-08-2019 18:25
Member Location: Posts: 1148 Joined: 25.03.10	Ceratopogonidae. Again a family where I am anable to go further. However, maybe some colleagues could be able to present generic determination.


johnes81	#3 Posted on 08-08-2019 18:38
Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16	Thank you, Jan. I'm happy that you could recognize it so quickly. I know nothing about Ceratopogonidae. I found the small black biting ones in my kitchen. I cannot remember genus name but i only made photos. I guess that i need to read about this family. I think that this is a very pretty species. Very interesting too. Maybe someone can say more. I'm happy to place it into a family. Jan, you are always helpful and i appreciate you Best wishes, John John and Nini. Naturalists not experts.


johnes81	#4 Posted on 08-08-2019 19:22
Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16	So i looked at this family a bit and i think that it could be Dasyhelea but i'd need confirmation. I will try to find some documentation about this family and Dasyhelea genus. Thanks again, Jan. Best wishes, John John and Nini. Naturalists not experts.