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Claude54
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 11.11.2010 -Found at home. Dimension 3 mm
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 Chironominae, probably Tanytarsini. If you can look more closely, see if the R-M crossvein is in line with the base of M and R5 or whether it is at an angle.
 
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 Thanks John for you reply, I'm attaching a detail of the wing, so may be you can help me once againWink
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 grate shot Jonh, its certain Tanytarsiny, wery seems to a Micropsectra as for me
 
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 Dear Claude! Have you some photos of genitalia? of this male?
 
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