Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Chironomidae ID
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| Luis Alvarez |
Posted on 11-06-2013 14:47
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Member Location: Pontevedra (Spain) Posts: 413 Joined: 24.01.13 |
Can anybody confirm this is a Chaoboridae?. Photo taken in Pontevedra (NW Iberian Peninsula) on 03/06/2013. Thanks. Regards, Luis Luis Alvarez attached the following image:  [180.72Kb] Edited by Luis Alvarez on 11-06-2013 20:58 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 11-06-2013 15:55
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Chironomidae
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| Luis Alvarez |
Posted on 11-06-2013 19:49
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Member Location: Pontevedra (Spain) Posts: 413 Joined: 24.01.13 |
Thank you again Paul. Adding some another photo, Would it be possible to propose some genus?. Regards, Luis |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 11-06-2013 20:15
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
John Carr is our resident chironomidologist. so perhaps he can. Change the title to attract his attention.
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| Luis Alvarez |
Posted on 11-06-2013 20:59
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Member Location: Pontevedra (Spain) Posts: 413 Joined: 24.01.13 |
OK, Thanks. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 11-06-2013 23:03
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7353 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I'd suggest Microtendipes
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| John Carr |
Posted on 12-06-2013 02:14
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I was also thinking Microtendipes. A closer look at the fore femur might reveal some out of place hairs, diagnostic for males of the genus. |
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| Luis Alvarez |
Posted on 12-06-2013 20:44
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Member Location: Pontevedra (Spain) Posts: 413 Joined: 24.01.13 |
Thanks to both. I have some photos but they all are very bad. Regards, Luis Luis Alvarez attached the following image:  [111.4Kb] |
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| Luis Alvarez |
Posted on 12-06-2013 20:46
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Member Location: Pontevedra (Spain) Posts: 413 Joined: 24.01.13 |
Photo 2
Luis Alvarez attached the following image:  [119.91Kb] |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 12-06-2013 21:16
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Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10696 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Could be Microtendipes pedellus. There are some species I don't know the color patterns of, and genital features are not visible from this angle. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 12-06-2013 23:02
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7353 Joined: 19.11.04 |
M. pedellus is exactly this colour, so that would be my guess, but it would be nice to have a colour photographic guide to adult chironomids. Any offers?
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| Luis Alvarez |
Posted on 13-06-2013 21:44
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Member Location: Pontevedra (Spain) Posts: 413 Joined: 24.01.13 |
Can it be identified as Microtendipes cf. pedellus? Thanks Regards, Luis |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 13-06-2013 22:23
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7353 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I think that's a reasonable label! 
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| Luis Alvarez |
Posted on 14-06-2013 08:32
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Member Location: Pontevedra (Spain) Posts: 413 Joined: 24.01.13 |
Thank you again Tony. Regards, Luis |
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