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Chamaemyidae, Leucopis geniculata (female)
sbushes
Not sure which family this belongs to.
Shropshire UK, woodland
31st May 2021

2mm long
Edited by sbushes on 04-06-2021 19:14
 
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Paul Beuk
Chamaemyidae, Leucopis sp. Interesting to see the darkened wings, though.
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sbushes
Nice - a new family for me I think.

Is there a key out there somewhere / can it go further if I put a microscope on it or something? or it's just indeterminable?

Many thanks for your help Paul,

Sam
 
Tony Irwin
Ian Mclean is the expert on these - I'll PM you with his contact details.
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sbushes
Thanks Tony.

Will share what he said in case its of use to others:

"From your photographs I would determine this as a female Leucopis geniculata Zetterstedt, the larvae are predators of Adelgidae on Pinus. There is a single generation of adults in May, they are normally found on Pinus sylvestris in the vicinity of the larval prey. The Chamaemyiidae are a difficult family to identify, with many similar species, hence dissection of male/female abdomen to check the diagnostic features is needed to make accurate determinations. Identification from photographs is usually impossible but this species is more recognisable than most although it is always possible that another very similar species could occur here."
 
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