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Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 08-10-2007 11:45

Hi

* locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL
* date - 2007.10.08
* size - 7 mm (medium fly)
* habitat - indoors
* substrate - on computer. :)

When I was seeing diptera.info I had a visit of this beautiful Mycetophilid. :)

EDIT---> Title changed from "Mycetophilidae..." to "Mycetophilidae - Neoempheria sp." then to "Mycetophilidae - Neoempheria cf. striata" and then to "Mycetophilidae - Neoempheria cf. striata / proxima"

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 09-10-2007 11:29

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 08-10-2007 11:53

it has two spots in wings - see the right wing. (in the left wing those spots are not so clear)

Posted by Paul Beuk on 08-10-2007 12:00

A species of Neoempheria. Have to dig up my keys to see if I can identify it further.

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 08-10-2007 12:10

my first feeling was right. Typical antenna for Mycetophilidae. Usually Keroplatidae has much more thinner antennas. really vein A1 don?t reach the wing margin, so it would leave us to Mcyetophilidae.. And the typical bifurcation for M1/M2 and CuA1/CuA2 leave us to Mycetophilidae. I think in Keroplatidae there is a slight difference in bifurcation for CuA1/CuA2... right? For Myceto CuA1/CuA2 starts from the same point. For Kero those veins starts in different points. Not sure, if this can be used as thumb rule. ;)

Posted by xylo on 09-10-2007 06:45

Hi Jorge,

nice shots...

According to the key in Plassmann (1972) and the figure and description in V?is?nen (1982) my guess would be: Neoempheria striata (Meigen, 1818)

so long,
xylo

Posted by David Gibbs on 09-10-2007 09:19

#10

i paraphrase comment from Peter Chandler

"Neoempheria species, probably striata though proxima looks similar and genitalia need to be checked."

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 09-10-2007 11:28

#11

thanks, Gibbs. And to Peter Chandler as well. :)

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 09-10-2007 11:29