Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small Nematocera with peculiar antennae (06.12.18) --> Bolitophila cf. saundersii

Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-12-2018 18:59
#1

Hello,

this 6 mm Nematocera visited the light in our garden last night (northwest Germany). At first look I thought it was a Boletophila - until I saw the antennae...

Edited by Juergen Peters on 10-12-2018 03:48

Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-12-2018 18:59
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Pic #2

Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-12-2018 18:59
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Pic #3

Posted by Jan on 09-12-2018 23:56
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Possibly Bolitophila saundersii, but voucher specimens or good photos of male genitalia are necessary for the identification.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 10-12-2018 01:37
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Jan wrote:
Possibly Bolitophila saundersii, but voucher specimens or good photos of male genitalia are necessary for the identification.


Thanks, Jan! I will leave it with a 'cf.'.