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 fungus gnat: Neoempheria? –> yes
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| Steve Scholnick |
Posted on 29-01-2018 04:30
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Member Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 129 Joined: 25.12.17 |
Keys out to Neoempheria using the Manual of the Nearctic Diptera but I’d appreciate it is someone could confirm or correct that ID. Thanks in advance body~4mm    
Edited by Steve Scholnick on 10-10-2022 05:00 |
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| Jan |
Posted on 29-01-2018 22:15
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Member Location: Posts: 154 Joined: 11.02.08 |
Yes, Neoempheria, but I cannot identify Nearctic species of this genus. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 29-01-2018 23:33
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10414 Joined: 22.10.10 |
The keys I have are based on wings. In the key to Neoempheria in Insects of Connecticut (Shaw and Fisher 1952) it goes to nepticula (Loew) or impatiens Johannsen. In Johannsen (1910) it goes to nepticula Loew. The two species are very similar. One key character is the position of the sc-r crossvein ("Sc2") relative to the base of Rs. Your fly has opposite character states on opposite wings. |
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| Steve Scholnick |
Posted on 30-01-2018 02:26
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Member Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 129 Joined: 25.12.17 |
Jan wrote: Yes, Neoempheria, but I cannot identify Nearctic species of this genus. Many thanks Jan. I appreciate the help |
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| Steve Scholnick |
Posted on 30-01-2018 02:27
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Member Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 129 Joined: 25.12.17 |
John Carr wrote: The keys I have are based on wings. In the key to Neoempheria in Insects of Connecticut (Shaw and Fisher 1952) it goes to nepticula (Loew) or impatiens Johannsen. In Johannsen (1910) it goes to nepticula Loew. The two species are very similar. One key character is the position of the sc-r crossvein ("Sc2"  relative to the base of Rs. Your fly has opposite character states on opposite wings.Thanks John. Leave it to me to find Frankengnat |
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