Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Limoniidae

Posted by Paul Beuk on 23-07-2021 11:38
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I asked Mathias Jaschhof, one of the experts in strange midges in the Sciaroidea about this interesting specimen (because I did not fancy this as Limoniidae). His reply:
Interesting indeed! Judged from wing venation, I would not exclude the possibility that it belongs to the base of Sciaroidea, possibly somewhere near Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae or Keroplatidae. The gestalt is even slightly cecidomyiid-like. One should see the specimen. Apparently a cave-dweller? That would explain the reduced morphology, such as narrow wings.