Posted by Juergen Peters on 10-09-2007 18:44
#1
Hello!
This one visited the UV light yesterday night (Ostwestfalen/Germany). Length about 4 mm. Is it Lonchaeidae? Thanks!
Posted by Iain MacGowan on 12-09-2007 09:40
#4
Hi Juergen
you are quite correct, this is a classic female Lonchaea spp., broad shining thorax with few strong setae, all black apart from yellow basal tarsomeres, antennal flagellomere 2.5 x long as deep, females have this very braod frons. Unfortunately they are difficult to ID to species level based on photographs alone ........ best wishes ... Iain
Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-09-2007 16:49
#5
Hello, Iain!
Iain MacGowan wrote:
you are quite correct, this is a classic female Lonchaea spp., broad shining thorax with few strong setae, all black apart from yellow basal tarsomeres, antennal flagellomere 2.5 x long as deep, females have this very braod frons. Unfortunately they are difficult to ID to species level based on photographs alone
Many thanks! I've had so many small black flies here in the last days, I'm quite happy that I put this one in the correct family... ;)