This keyed out fairly easily to psychodidae, but it's lacking the classic pubescence. Can anyone see where I've gone wrong or are there some species that are just less hairy? Thanks!
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This keyed out fairly easily to psychodidae, but it's lacking the classic pubescence. Can anyone see where I've gone wrong or are there some species that are just less hairy? Thanks!
The pubescence of Psychodidae is prone to being rubbed off, so is of limited value, especially when trying to identify specimens in spirit. Also this is a female, and we might be able to get it to subfamily or tribe, but identifying psychodids to species almost always involves looking at the male genitalia. To see the detail, a higher magnification microscope is helpful, as is mounting the bits on a slide.