Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sciaridae male, with lots of pics (Bradysia ???)

Posted by pwalter on 27-12-2008 15:52
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Hi, this little Sciarid was found in my house, in a terrarium with coconut-soil in it - currently only collembolas inhabit it. I spotted 2 male and one female Sciarids, around 4 mm long in the terrarium and cought a male. Using a microscope, I tried to identify it from Manual of palaearctic diptera. My guess is Chaetosciara (one european species, C. estlandica). Can anyone check and correct my assumption?

Male:

Edited by pwalter on 27-12-2008 23:43