Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Chironomidae - 12/06/2011
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| Jeroen K |
Posted on 12-06-2011 21:02
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Member Location: Kapellen, Belgium Posts: 1141 Joined: 03.04.09 |
12/06/2011, my garden, Kapellen, Belgium. ID'able? Thanks in advance!
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| Jeroen K |
Posted on 12-06-2011 21:02
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Member Location: Kapellen, Belgium Posts: 1141 Joined: 03.04.09 |
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| Jeroen K |
Posted on 12-06-2011 21:03
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Member Location: Kapellen, Belgium Posts: 1141 Joined: 03.04.09 |
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Posted on 12-06-2011 21:03
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| Jeroen K |
Posted on 12-06-2011 21:06
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Member Location: Kapellen, Belgium Posts: 1141 Joined: 03.04.09 |
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| Jeroen K |
Posted on 12-06-2011 21:07
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Member Location: Kapellen, Belgium Posts: 1141 Joined: 03.04.09 |
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| Jeroen K |
Posted on 12-06-2011 21:07
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Member Location: Kapellen, Belgium Posts: 1141 Joined: 03.04.09 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 12-06-2011 21:37
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Male Chironomini, probably Chironomus. A closeup of the sexual organs at the tip of the abdomen could help ID. |
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| Jeroen K |
Posted on 12-06-2011 22:07
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Member Location: Kapellen, Belgium Posts: 1141 Joined: 03.04.09 |
Thanks, John. I'll see what I can do. |
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| Jeroen K |
Posted on 13-06-2011 14:39
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Member Location: Kapellen, Belgium Posts: 1141 Joined: 03.04.09 |
I'm afraid this is the best I can get you with my equipment. Enough? Thanks in advance!
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| Jeroen K |
Posted on 13-06-2011 14:39
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Member Location: Kapellen, Belgium Posts: 1141 Joined: 03.04.09 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 13-06-2011 22:30
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Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10652 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Still probably Chironomus. This is all consistent, but the differences between genera are subtle and involve a pair of appendages that aren't visible here. Chironomus has the pronotum projecting forward in the middle with a shallow notch:  |
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