Microsoma Macquart     |     Sub-family: Dexiinae
Distribution: widespread
Remarks: anepimeral seta not differentiated from the usual anepimeral hairs; scutellum black; legs usually black, rarely more or less yellow; hind tibia with 3 strong dorsal preapical setae; lower calypter usually not or not as strongly divergent from scutellum; abdominal tergites with discal and marginal setae (erect setulae often not differentiated from weak setae, thus the whole abdomen covered with setae of uniform size); abdominal tergite 5 shorter than tergite 4; ovipositor of female bill-shaped
Body length range: 2 - 5mm
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microsoma exiguum_addome (F) laterale scala 1mm
microsoma exiguum_habitus (F)