Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Sphaeromiini?-->No, Stenoxenus stenopterus prob.
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| guplox |
Posted on 23-08-2023 00:12
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Member Location: east China (Zhejiang) Posts: 519 Joined: 09.02.18 |
Photographed very recently in Zhejiang China. Approx. 4mm in body length. Is Sphaeromiini the correct tribe? Thanks!
guplox attached the following image:  [63.75Kb] Edited by guplox on 24-08-2023 00:36 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 23-08-2023 14:42
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10537 Joined: 22.10.10 |
I think Stenoxenini. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 23-08-2023 15:00
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Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10537 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Probably Stenoxenus stenopterus Wirth and Ratanoworabhan, 1972. The authors write: "This species can be distinguished by its slender wing with poorly developed anal lobe, gently bent vein M2, broadly sessile medial fork, obsolete r-m crossvein, and narrow costal cell." As of 2016, the only other Asian species had paler legs. |
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| guplox |
Posted on 24-08-2023 00:36
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Member Location: east China (Zhejiang) Posts: 519 Joined: 09.02.18 |
Wow! Fantastic, so fantastic! Thanks so much John for this totally unexpected species-level ID!  |
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