Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Psychodidae, Germany

Posted by Pristurus on 21-05-2012 09:35
#1

found on 2012-05-19 in a forest near Marburg, Hesse, central Germany. Regards, Ingo


Video: http://commons.wi...-05-19.ogv

Posted by Gunnar M Kvifte on 21-05-2012 12:15
#2

Female Pericomaini.

Posted by Pristurus on 21-05-2012 19:21
#3

Thank you. Gunnar! One question: as far as I could find via google Pericomaini is a tribe within the genus Pericoma, is that right? Greetings, Ingo

Posted by Gunnar M Kvifte on 22-05-2012 02:30
#4

It is the other way around, "tribe" is the level between "family" and "genus". Pericoma is one of the genera of Pericomaini, but other genera such as Pneumia, Ulomyia and Berdeniella are also rather common in Europe.
The reason a google search won't find much on Pericomaini is that the taxon until recently was called Pericomini. This is, however not a valid name because there was a Pericomini in Dermaptera before there was one in Psychodidae.

Posted by Pristurus on 22-05-2012 20:27
#5

Thank you very much for your nice explanation. Regards, Ingo