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 chironomidae ?
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 26-03-2008 15:55
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 Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Several small (3 mm) black flies today on the wall. Male and female of Chironomidae ? Christine Devillers attached the following image:  [86.6Kb] |
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 26-03-2008 15:57
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Female
Christine Devillers attached the following image:  [103.61Kb] |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 26-03-2008 18:54
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14350 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Christine! Christine Devillers wrote: Several small (3 mm) black flies today on the wall. Male and female of Chironomidae ? Yes. There are hundreds of them here (northwest Germany) at the walls, too, since weeks. I would also be very pleased, if a more specific ID would be possible, but I'm afraid it isn't... 
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 26-03-2008 21:26
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
I found this possibility on that post http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=11105 Tony Irwin wrote:
When a very small black chironomid is flying in the winter, it often turns out to be Smittia, but as Gabor suggests, it's not safe to say much more than "male chironomid". Edited by Christine Devillers on 26-03-2008 21:31 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 27-03-2008 22:12
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7327 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Hi Christine If you can catch a couple of males and post them to me (dry or in spirit), I may be able to put a name to them - it is largely down to finding a good match with the genitalia figures. Otherwise, it's best to just record this as "chironomid species". Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 28-03-2008 09:21
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Thanks for the proposition, but I've looked on the wall and they have disappeared. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 28-03-2008 15:15
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7327 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Next year, maybe? 
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 28-03-2008 18:51
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Tony, where can I find your address?
Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 28-03-2008 22:12
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7327 Joined: 19.11.04 |
It's on the website - http://www.museum...0.21.40.10 Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service Shirehall Market Avenue Norwich Norfolk NR1 3JQ England (If you're thinking of posting some chironomids, I can only undertake to look at a few!)
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