Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lonchaea... ?

Posted by Moumoule on 02-06-2025 23:08
#1
Hello,

By the habitus I would say this is Lonchaea sp., but could we reach a species ? Sorry for super bad pictures...

Thanks.

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos359/big/Lonchaea%20mallochi%20-%20Lonchaeidae%20-%20DIPTERA%20a%20verif%209.JPG
MOLINIER Cédric : France : Vivès : 66490 : 27/05/2025
Altitude : 208m - Taille : 3-4mm
Réf. : 359671

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos359/big/Lonchaea%20mallochi%20-%20Lonchaeidae%20-%20DIPTERA%20a%20verif%2010.JPG
MOLINIER Cédric : France : Vivès : 66490 : 27/05/2025
Altitude : 208m - Taille : 3-4mm
Réf. : 359672

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos359/big/Lonchaea%20mallochi.jpg
MOLINIER Cédric : France : Vivès : 66490 : 27/05/2025
Altitude : 208m - Taille : 3-4mm
Réf. : 359673

Posted by Iain MacGowan on 03-06-2025 10:20
#2
Yes - definitely Lonchaea sp. but unfortunately they are very difficult to tell apart from photographs. The good news is that it is a male - so if you were able to extract and clear the genitalia it would be possible to tell the species
Best wishes ..... Iain

Posted by Moumoule on 04-06-2025 00:35
#3
Thank you very much Iain, unfortunately I let this little guy go... We'll never know...