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Philosepedon humeralis


The two veins between the main forks were easy enough to see on this. The elongate necks of the antennal segments are a little harder to make out clearly as they are covered in hairs, but it helped that I had recently processed a Psychoda which was similar in this respect (the segments were wider than on the Psychoda). I had to dissect it and view under a compound microscope to see the retinacula, but the presence of two pointed me to Philosepedon. This species is the only one in the key in this genus.

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male Philosepidon humeralis showing wing, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 7th March 2020