Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scenopinidae? (13.07.22) --> Scenopinus fenestralis

Posted by Juergen Peters on 13-07-2022 19:22
#1

Hello,

a 4-5 mm fly in my bedroom today (northwest Germany). Perhaps Scenopinus glabrifrons?

Edited by Juergen Peters on 01-01-2023 19:25

Posted by Juergen Peters on 13-07-2022 19:22
#2

Pic #2

Posted by Juergen Peters on 13-07-2022 19:22
#3

Pic #3

Posted by Juergen Peters on 31-12-2022 03:15
#4

One more chance, please. Or is a positive ID impossible?

Posted by eklans on 01-01-2023 13:18
#5

If there's a distance ≈ ocellus between the eyes (I cannot see for sure) it's the male S. glabrifrons else fenestralis

Posted by Juergen Peters on 01-01-2023 18:38
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eklans wrote:
If there's a distance ≈ ocellus between the eyes (I cannot see for sure) it's the male S. glabrifrons else fenestralis


Thank you, Eric! One former Scenopinus here was identified as S. glabrifrons. Whatever that's worth...

I wish you all the best for the new year!

Posted by eklans on 01-01-2023 19:09
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Hi Jürgen, for me it looks like the eyes touch, but the original photo could tell better. If they touch it's S. fenestralis - I used Mike Hackston's key of 2022 and Oldroyd (1969).

I wish you all the best for 2023, too!