Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomidae
Posted by bertrandpami on 17-03-2012 11:13
#1
Hello,
An idea for this big (and dead ...) chironomidae ?
Cuise La Motte (60350- France) - 15-03-2012 - 22h - 9,5 mm.
Many thanks and good weekend.
Michel
Posted by John Carr on 17-03-2012 15:14
#2
Chironomini. The tail is at a bad angle. If the tip of the abdomen were not bent down the angle would be good. Can you add a dorsal view of the tip of the abdomen?
It's probably near
Chironomus.
Posted by bertrandpami on 17-03-2012 16:02
#3
Only this photo, but I can send the insect if necessary.
Edited by bertrandpami on 17-03-2012 16:03
Posted by bertrandpami on 17-03-2012 16:24
#4
I tried to make another photo.
Is't good ?
Posted by John Carr on 17-03-2012 17:15
#5
That's a ventral shot?
I'm not sure what I'm seeing. The thin, curved appendages resemble some
Dicrotendipes but the rest doesn't match.
Edited by John Carr on 17-03-2012 17:15
Posted by bertrandpami on 17-03-2012 17:49
#6
"That's a ventral shot?"
Yes. sorry, I can't make better ...
Posted by bertrandpami on 20-03-2012 19:30
#7
A dorsal shot, but not very good quality ...
Posted by John Carr on 21-03-2012 03:46
#8
Now it looks more like
Chironomus (Chironomus). There are three layers of appendages inside the outer claspers -- two paired and one median -- and any or all of them might be crucial for ID.
Posted by bertrandpami on 21-03-2012 09:13
#9
Many thanks.
Michel