Posted by pwalter on 23-06-2010 10:21
#1
Hi, this specimen was on Picea abies pine, in mixed forest. 3 mms. Lonchaea? Setisquamolonchaea? Thanks!
Posted by Iain MacGowan on 24-06-2010 10:11
#2
Hello Walter
fantastic - This is indeed a specimen of
Lonchaea and thanks to the fact that it is a male of one of the few distinctive species and to your excellent photograph I am certain that it is
Lonchaea contraria. The reason I am so sure is due to the clearly extended male genitalia showing a long narrow epandrium with the cerci also obviously extending near the apex. It is not too uncommon a species in central Europe and has been recorded from Hungary before see : MacGowan, I. 2007. Corrections and additions to the list of Hungarian Lonchaeidae (Diptera). Folia Entomologica Hungarica Rovartani Kozlemenyek. 68: 105–110.
best wishes ..... Iain
Posted by pwalter on 24-06-2010 11:33
#3
Thank You very much! I have that publication. I'm happy to have a species ID - will post it to gallery a bit later.
Regards, Walter