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 This Limoniidae is from Voorthuizen, the Netherlands. Can someone help me identify it? It has a yellow and black striped thorax.
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 This is Dixidae, not Limoniidae.

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 Thanks! I'll buy a key as I have no one for this family.
 
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 In North America first flagellomere cylindrical (vs. slightly fusiform) indicates Dixella.

First flagellomere cylindrical, rarely slightly fusiform, katepisternum bare = Dixella
First flagellomere slightly fusiform, katepisternum commonly with setae = Dixa or Meringodixa

Genital characters for ambiguous cases omitted. Manual of Nearctic Diptera p. 331.
 
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