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wingless Nematocera? > Sciaridae?
Lennart Bendixen
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Posted on 04-02-2017 07:37
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Hi everyone,

this was kinda mysterious... I just wanted to get close to the insect, but it disappeared though I couldn't see any wings. To me it looks like a wingless nematoceran - who can see sth more?

Length: (very) roughly 2 mm.
2016-07-10, northern Germany, garden
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Probably Sciaridae
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Lennart Bendixen
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Ok...thanks again. Are there any wingless spp. known or was this an accident more likely?
 
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There are several genera in which the females are often wingless (notably Epidapus, but also Trichosia, Parapnyxia and Pnyxia. The abdomen on this specimen looks odd, not like a typical male or female! Some Cecidomyiidae also have wingless females, but your antennae look more like Sciaridae, and I think I can see a tibial spur in one photo.
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Lennart Bendixen
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Ok! Good to know this, thanks for your explanation. I was disappointed I couldn't take some good pictures, but one day I'll find that species again.
 
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