Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fly ID. Palpomyia

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 28-06-2020 15:48
#1

Hi!
Photo on Finland Kokkola 28 June 2020.
Is it possible to get genus for that male?
Size 4mm.


Thanks for help.

Edited by Pentti Ketola on 29-06-2020 13:29

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 28-06-2020 15:48
#2

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Posted by John Carr on 28-06-2020 17:05
#3

One of the predatory Ceratopogoninae, maybe Palpomyia. I can't see the genitalia well enough to sex it for sure. It has no plume but some of the males in this group have female-like antennae.

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 28-06-2020 19:23
#4

Thank you very much!

Pentti