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Ceratopogonidae - Choco- Colombia
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 Are these diptera attached to the wing of a Lacewing?
length is about 2 mm each.
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 Ceratopogonidae; Female biting midge I think.
 
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 Ectoparasitic Ceratopogonidae are in subfamily Forcipomyiinae.
 
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