Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomidae

Posted by kurt on 05-05-2015 20:03
#1

Is it possible to tell to which family and genus this 3 mm female belongs?
Photos from 5 May 2015 Rö, Högsjö 62 N, E 17 Ångermanland, Sweden.

Thanks for your help in advance

Regards
Kurt Holmqvist

Posted by kurt on 05-05-2015 20:04
#2

Dorsal

Posted by John Carr on 06-05-2015 01:05
#3

The first is male, the second female. Both are Orthocladiinae.

The succession from winter to summer normally proceeds Diamesinae, Orthocladiinae, Tanytarsini, Chironomini.

Posted by kurt on 22-05-2015 19:19
#4

Thanks for your help on my 2 Chironomidae threads John
Kurt Holmqvist