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Chironomidae from Turkey
Cesa
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Posted on 16-12-2009 17:45
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Hello,
An unknown species to me from South East Turkey. ID is much appreciated.
Thanks a lot.
Muhabbet
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Chironomidae. Probably Chironominae - Chironomini.
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Thank you Paul. I agree with you.
In fact, near the Van lake, we have great swarms of the chironomids every year, but what we usually see were all males with plumate antennae and green coloured bodies. With the stout body and the chequered abdomen this female is quite different than the usual Chironomus in our region. I think this species cannot be identified according to only adult image. Morphology of the larvae play greater role in the chironomid identification, I think.
Thank you once again.
Muhabbet
 
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They are easiest to identify in the pupal stage; many species can then be determined quite precisely without microscope preparation. However, the male terminalia are the most used in taxonomic research as males are more easy to obtain than pupae. Of course, the best is to hatch series and then describe both 4th instar larval exuviae, pupal exuvia and imago.
 
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