Posted by Iain MacGowan on 19-03-2020 21:58
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Hi Steve
Yes this is indeed an
Earomyia species. Sorry if the key in Lonchaeidae online was a bit misleading - several Nearctic species do have a pubescent arista. The genus is not well known in the Americas - only 8 described species and only 5 are included in a key (McAlpine, 1956) so possibly more species to be found!. It looks to me most similar to
Earomyia barbara - but it is known mostly from conifer areas on the west coast. It really needs an examination of the male genitalia to be sure of identity. Let me know if I can help further
......... Iain