LONCHAEIDAE

Papp, L., Merz, B. & Földvári, M., 2006, DIPTERA OF THAILAND A summary of the families and genera with references to the species representations, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52 (2), No. 2, pp. 97-269 : 179-180

LONCHAEIDAE

There is no former reliable record of this family from Thailand (although

OOSTERBROEK (1998) reported 19 spp. in three genera from SE Asia). We selected and captured 78 specimens in 2004 and 12 indiv. were found from the 2003 expeditions material. The specimens represent two spp. of Lonchaea and at least six species of Silba .

Lonchaea sp. – 1 m: PF04/42. This is an extremely large species, body length 7.2 mm.

Lonchaea spp. – sp. 1: 1 m: FSz03/7; sp. 2: 2 m: FSz03/7.

Silba excisa ( KERTÉSZ, 1901) – 2 m: PF04/14; 2 m: PF04/25, 1 m: PF04/29; 6 m 3 f: PF04/35. It is a rather easily identifiable species. Our specimens were compared with KERTÉSZ’ s types.

Silba perplexa (WALKER, 1861) syn. S. filifera (BEZZI, 1913) – 2 m: PF04/5.

Silba sp. aff. abstata – 2 m: PF04/25.

Silba sp. ( atratula group) – 1 m: PF04/35.

Silba sp. 1 f: PF04/35. It has a very broad ovipositor.

Silba sp. aff. perplexa – 2 m: PF04/22; 3 m: PF04/25; 1 m: PF04/19, 1 m: PF04/38; 1 m: PF04/41; 1 m: PF04/43. This is a dark-winged species.

Silba spp. females – 1 f: PF04/5; 2 f: PF04/22; 2 f: PF04/25; 13 f: PF04/29; 2 f: PF04/30; 2 f: PF04/34; 1 f: PF04/35; 4 f: PF04/36; 4 f: PF04/38; 8 f: PF04/42; 9 f: PF04/43; 7 f: FSz03/xx.