Posted by Jan Willem on 29-07-2005 22:34
#5
I wouldn't put my money on
Lonchoptera lutea. It won't be easy to identify the species after this picture! And Paul is right, there are several other species of Lonchopteridae occurring in Japan that are not found in Europe.
Louis, I can tell you that in 1990 we (i.e. the Insect Working Group in Tilburg) collected 5 species of Lonchopteridae (
L. bifurcata,
L. fallax,
L. lutea,
L. nitidifrons, and
L. scutellata) by means of a malaise trap, all in the same area, so keep looking, you might get lucky someday. But I have to admit that at other locations I also found
L. lutea (most abundant) and
L. bifurcata only.
Jan Willem