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 Tyrolean Nematocera - Keroplatidae
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| Sundew |
Posted on 30-06-2011 23:06
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, This fly I photographed in Austria, Tyrol, Niederthai (1.500 m) in last August. The combination of such long antennae with the peculiar wing venation is a strange thing for me. The only family suggestion I have to offer is Dixidae (meniscus midges). Can this be confirmed? Many thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [147.91Kb] Edited by Sundew on 01-07-2011 10:33 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 01-07-2011 01:26
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10652 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Keroplatidae: Macrocera To the best of my knowledge nothing else in Bibionomorpha or Culicomorpha has such long, thin antennae compared to body size. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 01-07-2011 09:04
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Correct
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| Sundew |
Posted on 01-07-2011 10:32
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Thanks to both of you - this is a new and interesting family for me. Is this a female? Though it has only four legs, it might enrich the gallery. |
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