Gallery Links
Users Online
· Guests Online: 31

· Members Online: 1
Joerg Schneider

· Total Members: 5,043
· Newest Member: Chalybion
Forum Threads
Theme Switcher
Switch to:
Last Seen Users
· Joerg SchneiderOnline
· Volker00:13:21
· BartNap02:04:44
· Juergen Peters03:36:12
· weia05:07:06
· smol07:04:10
· evdb07:30:26
· Auratus09:19:13
· RamiP09:29:31
· BubikolRamios09:49:32
Latest Photo Additions
View Thread
Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
Who is here? 1 guest(s)
 Print Thread
Sciaridae? = Ceratopogonidae
johnes81
#1 Print Post
Posted on 08-08-2019 18:13
User Avatar

Member

Location: Berlin, Germany
Posts: 1980
Joined: 15.10.16

Berlin - August 2019

Hello everyone,

I found this sitting on my balcony door. I don't see a Chironomid like posture so i am not sure what it is. I am only guessing Sciaridae/ I don't know much about even Chironomidae, so i cannot place it. Any help is greatly appreciated. I got as close as i could get and the photo is cropped from the original. This is as big as it gets with my 1:1 macro (no crop sensor).

Thank you,
John
johnes81 attached the following image:


[37.78Kb]
Edited by johnes81 on 08-08-2019 18:35
John and Nini. Naturalists not experts.
 
Jan Maca
#2 Print Post
Posted on 08-08-2019 18:25
Member

Location:
Posts: 1250
Joined: 25.03.10

Ceratopogonidae. Again a family where I am anable to go further. However, maybe some colleagues could be able to present generic determination.
 
johnes81
#3 Print Post
Posted on 08-08-2019 18:38
User Avatar

Member

Location: Berlin, Germany
Posts: 1980
Joined: 15.10.16

Thank you, Jan. I'm happy that you could recognize it so quickly. I know nothing about Ceratopogonidae. I found the small black biting ones in my kitchen. I cannot remember genus name but i only made photos. I guess that i need to read about this family. I think that this is a very pretty species. Very interesting too.

Maybe someone can say more. I'm happy to place it into a family.

Jan, you are always helpful and i appreciate you Smile

Best wishes,
John
John and Nini. Naturalists not experts.
 
johnes81
#4 Print Post
Posted on 08-08-2019 19:22
User Avatar

Member

Location: Berlin, Germany
Posts: 1980
Joined: 15.10.16

So i looked at this family a bit and i think that it could be Dasyhelea but i'd need confirmation.

I will try to find some documentation about this family and Dasyhelea genus.

Thanks again, Jan.

Best wishes,
John
John and Nini. Naturalists not experts.
 
Jump to Forum:
Similar Threads
Thread Forum Replies Last Post
Ceratopogonidae 2 Diptera (adults) 2 11-07-2025 18:38
Ceratopogonidae Diptera (adults) 2 11-07-2025 18:37
Ceratopogonidae; SW Spain Diptera (adults) 5 24-06-2025 16:47
Ceratopogonidae - Forcipomyia paludis? Diptera (adults) 5 21-06-2025 18:16
Ceratopogonidae > Dasyhelea spp. S. Spain Diptera (adults) 3 05-06-2025 15:47
Date and time
12 July 2025 05:35
Login
Username

Password



Not a member yet?
Click here to register.

Forgotten your password?
Request a new one here.
Temporary email?
Due to fact this site has functionality making use of your email address, any registration using a temporary email address will be rejected.

Paul
Donate
Please, help to make
Diptera.info
possible and enable
further improvements!
Latest Articles
Syrph the Net
Those who want to have access to the Syrph the Net database need to sign the
License Agreement -
Click to Download


Public files of Syrph the Net can be downloaded HERE

Last updated: 25.08.2011
Shoutbox
You must login to post a message.

23.06.25 18:10
If you have some spare money, there is a copy (together with keys to pupae and larvae) for sale by Hermann L. Strack, Loguivy Plougras, France

23.06.25 11:18
Appreciate it, Tony Irwin! I got the hint to use the key next to Langton and Pinder key for females of Chironomidae. So no specific queries, except the keys... I will keep this on my list and hope th

19.06.25 15:33
I have the hard copy book, if you have any specific queries, but I'm not scanning the 500+ pages!

02.06.25 18:26
Anyone has "Chironomidae of the Holarctic region. Keys and diagnoses. Part 3. Adult Males Entomologica Scandinavica Supplement 34"? smolwaarneming@gma
il.com

28.05.25 20:57
I have Russian Coenosia. nikita6510@ya.ru

28.05.25 12:25
Is someone able to share with me "A key to the Russian species of the genus Coenosia"?

08.05.25 18:22
I have

03.05.25 08:35
Does someone has a scan of Nartshuk E.P. 2003. Key to families of Diptera (Insecta) of the fauna of Russian and adjacent countries. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute Vol. 294: 1-252 for me?

10.03.25 18:02
We are looking for a new webmaster https://diptera.in
fo/forum/viewthrea
d.php?thread_id=11
5023&rowstart=20

04.03.25 17:10
Please use the link posted below to remember and honour Paul, if you wish

Render time: 2.45 seconds | 230,979,513 unique visits