Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mycetophilidae.

Posted by Pietro on 08-02-2010 19:07
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Villanova Monteleone, Sardinia 8/02/2010 dimensions: around 6/7 mm.
Possible genre ID?
Thanks in advance for your help.

Posted by Pietro on 08-02-2010 19:08
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Posted by Pietro on 08-02-2010 19:08
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Posted by Pietro on 08-02-2010 19:09
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Posted by oxycera on 08-02-2010 21:53
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Sciarid rather than Mycetophilid, I think.

Posted by phil withers on 08-02-2010 22:04
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I agree: I'm intrigued, as in my experience not many sciarids have a reddish thorax. A pity it's a female (and presumably was not collected). Go find some males !

Posted by Pietro on 09-02-2010 00:00
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Thanks oxycera, thanks Phil
next weekend will try to capture some exemplary