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Culicidae: Aedes geniculatus/echinus
ESant
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Posted on 29-11-2023 23:39
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 Hello,

I photographed this fly near Umito (AP), Italy, 760m a.s.l. on July 22nd 2023. I think it is a Culicidae, but is it possible to identify its genus or species from these photos?

Thank you in advance,
Emanuele
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 The short cerci and unbanded legs suggest Aedes geniculatus/echinus
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 Thank you very much Tony!
 
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If you have some spare money, there is a copy (together with keys to pupae and larvae) for sale by Hermann L. Strack, Loguivy Plougras, France

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Appreciate it, Tony Irwin! I got the hint to use the key next to Langton and Pinder key for females of Chironomidae. So no specific queries, except the keys... I will keep this on my list and hope th

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I have the hard copy book, if you have any specific queries, but I'm not scanning the 500+ pages!

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I have Russian Coenosia. nikita6510@ya.ru

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Is someone able to share with me "A key to the Russian species of the genus Coenosia"?

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