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Wingless fungus gnat?
Copyright © 2010 Arlo Pelegrin

Wingless fungus gnat?
Spooky Gulch, Garfield County, Utah, USA
March 28, 2010
Size: 3mm
Contributed by Arlo Pelegrin on 1 April, 2010 - 11:38am
Last updated 20 May, 2010 - 10:59am

Moved
Moved from Bibionomorpha.
… John F. Carr, 20 May, 2010 - 10:59am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Arlo Pelegrin, 2 April, 2010 - 12:04pm

If fly, Bibionomorpha
In the key to wingless flies in Arnett(1) this comes out at Cecidomyiidae or Sciaridae, with the differences resolved by ocelli, eye bridge, and tibial spurs.
… John F. Carr, 1 April, 2010 - 6:14pm

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