Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Forcipomyia sp. (potentially brevipennis) << Forcipomyia male

Posted by CedricMondy on 21-11-2022 15:07
#1
Hi everyone,

For this Ceratopogonidae, the habitus and the wings shorter than the abdomen lead me to a Forcipomyia. Do you think it is feasible to go further (maybe the yellow anepisternum can help)?

Thank you!

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos315/big/2022-11-21_090044.jpg
Cédric Mondy : France : Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : 94100 : 17/10/2021
Altitude : 41 m - Taille : 3 mm
Réf. : 315549

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos315/big/P1637105_06_cr.jpg
Cédric Mondy : France : Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : 94100 : 17/10/2021
Altitude : 41 m - Taille : 3 mm
Réf. : 315550
Edited by CedricMondy on 09-05-2023 17:50

Posted by John Carr on 21-11-2022 16:28
#2
Possibly Forcipomyia brevipennis.

Posted by CedricMondy on 21-11-2022 17:04
#3
Thank you John! What would be the criteria that could strengthen this hypothesis?

Posted by John Carr on 21-11-2022 17:10
#4
CedricMondy wrote:
Thank you John! What would be the criteria that could strengthen this hypothesis?


I don't know. Forcipomyia brevipennis is a common Holarctic species with male thorax shining black and otherwise with similar colors. In North America it is distinctive. Possibly Europe has similar species.

Posted by CedricMondy on 21-11-2022 17:13
#5
Ok, thanks for the information, I will keep digging a little about the European species