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 fly? with long antennae -> Ceratopogonidae
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 17-06-2008 20:03
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Hello, I found this two weeks ago near a lake in western germany. It looks like a brachycera to me, but with such long antennae? What is it? Thanks, Michael Michael Becker attached the following image:  [25.8Kb] Edited by Michael Becker on 19-06-2008 18:30 |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 17-06-2008 20:38
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Family Simuliidae! Greetings, Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 17-06-2008 20:50
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Why not a female Ceratopogonidae?
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 17-06-2008 20:55
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
I always thought, Simuliidae are very small (<= 3mm). As far as I can remember, this one was a bit more than 1cm. Simuliidae nevertheless? Michael |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 17-06-2008 22:08
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Wow ... a >1cm simulid?!  That would give a hell of a bite 
Edited by ChrisR on 17-06-2008 22:08 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 18-06-2008 00:53
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7285 Joined: 19.11.04 |
It does look a bit like a simuliid, but actually the legs, wing venation and antennae are all wrong. It's a female ceratopogonid, subfamily Ceratopogoninae and tribe Sphaeromiini judging from the wing venation. I don't think I can take it further without a specimen. 
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 18-06-2008 05:32
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Ok, thank you. I even had no idea of the family. Here is another picture from the side. Michael Michael Becker attached the following image:  [32.74Kb] |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 18-06-2008 19:55
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
That settles it: Ceratopogonidae.
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 19-06-2008 18:29
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Ceratopogonidae. Thank you to all. Michael |
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