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 From a cave in Venezuela, March 2009.

5 mm aprox.
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 I think I see a gap in the ventral side of the head capsule just anterior of the hindmargin, so it resembles a Sciaridae, but I'm not familiar with the cave fauna of Venezuela.
 
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 Thank you very much atylotus!
 
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