Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sciaridae?

Posted by cavedip on 13-09-2020 15:47
#1

Its this Sciaridae?

I couldn't spread the wings anymore.

From brazil,

thanks

Posted by Tony Irwin on 13-09-2020 16:39
#2

Sciaridae or Cecidomyiidae - both families have species with reduced or absent wings, though this specimen might just be teneral, and the wings have not expanded yet. If you have a closer look at the legs, sciarids normally have tibial spurs, and cecids do not, so that may help you decide.

Posted by cavedip on 13-09-2020 22:11
#3

Thanks a lot Tony! I wil check this!