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 Thailand, Phuket, near sea shore, about 1cm
Dryxo?
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 WoW, what a monster.
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 Does it catch fish? Grin
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 Dryxo sp., one of the largest ephydrids. Never catches fish, sometimes feeds on fishermen and entomologistsGrin
 
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 WOW! Fabulous! You know... I hope to see that ephydrid. Wink 2 of them, please. Grin

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 What a spectacular flyShock!!
 
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 Dryxo lispoidea Robineau-Desvoidy
 
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 I very much agree with species name!
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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 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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