Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Neoempheria sp.

Posted by Jordi Clavell on 24-04-2023 17:35
#1
Could someone please help me to identify this Mycetophilidae?
The photo was made near Barcelona, Catalonia, on 13.08.2008.
Edited by Jordi Clavell on 15-11-2023 16:11

Posted by John Carr on 24-04-2023 18:04
#2
The wing veins look like Neoempheria. It is rare in Spain with one record from Catalonia as of 2008. See:

Carles-Tolra, Miguel. 2008. Primera cita de Neoempheria proxima (Winnertz) para Cataluña (España) (Diptera, Mycetophilidae). Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 43:494 http://sea-entomo...sticus.pdf

Posted by Jordi Clavell on 24-04-2023 18:39
#3
Thanks a lot, John, very interesting! Also in Catalonia, and also in 2008!