Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mycetophilidae?->Sciaridae

Posted by guplox on 15-12-2023 09:35
#1

Photographed very recently in a small hill in Zhejiang China. Around 6mm in body length perhaps. Mycetophilidae? Thanks.

Edited by guplox on 16-12-2023 04:42

Posted by John Carr on 15-12-2023 15:54
#2

Sciaridae.

Wikipedia calls them "眼蕈蚊", with the last two characters being the same as English "fungus gnat". Does anybody in China really use that name?

Posted by guplox on 16-12-2023 04:41
#3

Great! Thank you for pointing me to Sciaridae! And yes, for sue, the Chinese name "眼蕈蚊" is in common use!