Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which little gnat, 5 mm, in December?

Posted by Markus Koschinsky on 27-12-2022 17:48
#1
Location: Germany, Lower Saxony, Herzberg-Scharzfeld, 240 m above sea level, garden
Time: 26th December, 2022
Photos: Markus Koschinsky
Body size: approx. 5 mm

Dear Forum,

any thought how to name this insect?

Thanks,


Markus

Posted by Juergen Peters on 27-12-2022 20:10
#2
Sciaridae.

Posted by Markus Koschinsky on 28-12-2022 12:31
#3
Thanks a lot, Jürgen!

The Sciaridae I used to know before were significantly smaller and had a more bell-shaped m-vein, and wings uniformly black...

But fine... every day some new learning... :-)

Regards,

Markus

Posted by Tony Irwin on 28-12-2022 12:34
#4
I am not certain, but this venation looks more like Keroplatidae to me.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 28-12-2022 14:00
#5
Greenomyia (mongolica?)

Posted by Markus Koschinsky on 28-12-2022 17:00
#6
Thanks all!

At least from pictures I found on the Web, Greenomyia mongolica fits perfectly well, including wing vein pattern, color of legs, tibial spurs...

Stating Greenomyia cf. mongolica should then be ok, right?

Regards,

Markus

Posted by Paul Beuk on 28-12-2022 18:03
#7
Yup. A publication with a key should be available online...

Posted by Juergen Peters on 28-12-2022 18:54
#8
Sorry for the misleading...