Posted by rumsais_blatrix on 22-02-2021 23:23
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Here is a Ceratopogonidae that I collected the 7th of May 2020 in Southern France near Montpellier. I believe it belongs to the genus Forcipomyia, but I am not quite sure.
Posted by John Carr on 23-02-2021 19:27
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Forcipomyia. Based on the long hind basitarsus, probably not in the typical subgenus.
Posted by rumsais_blatrix on 26-02-2021 21:49
#5
Thanks!
I have several morphotypes that I believe should correspond to distinct species. I could not find keys for European species in this genus. Would you have any references to start with?
Posted by John Carr on 02-03-2021 16:17
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rumsais_blatrix wrote:
Thanks!
I have several morphotypes that I believe should correspond to distinct species. I could not find keys for European species in this genus. Would you have any references to start with?
I don't know how to identify European species. Even in North America I would have trouble.
The foundation of subgeneric classification is
Saunders, L. G. 1956. Revision of the genus Forcipomyia based on characters of all stages (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 34. doi:10.1139/z56-065
If you are lucky, you will find your specimens in a subgenus with few enough species to allow you to compare species descriptions.
Posted by rumsais_blatrix on 02-03-2021 21:08
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Thank you. I will try to get the paper. It will at least give me clues on which characters are relevant to sort specimens into morphospecies.