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 Chironomidae > Psectrotanypus pictipennis (probably)
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| Raimo |
Posted on 19-11-2017 21:08
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Member Location: Karlstad, Sweden Posts: 1577 Joined: 10.11.13 |
Perhaps Psectrotanypus varius? Mid Sweden July 24 2017. Raimo attached the following image:  [225.16Kb] Edited by Raimo on 21-11-2017 21:53 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 19-11-2017 21:51
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7327 Joined: 19.11.04 |
This doesn't quite fit varius - more like the Nearctic dyari. Could this be pictipennis? (I have no reference for this species, which does occur in Sweden.)
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| John Carr |
Posted on 19-11-2017 23:41
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The wing of Psectrotanypus pictipennis is mostly brown with pale spots, according to Roback, and the scutellum is dark orange-brown. I have not seen the species. |
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| Raimo |
Posted on 20-11-2017 22:09
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Member Location: Karlstad, Sweden Posts: 1577 Joined: 10.11.13 |
Thanks for your input. So of the two Psectrotanypus in Sweden, varius more probable than pictipennis? No other genus, like Apsectrotanypus or simililar possible? |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 21-11-2017 10:41
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7327 Joined: 19.11.04 |
This appears to me to be more like Psectrotanypus, but not varius - it does vary a bit, but not this much. If this is not pictipennis, then I would say it is likely to be dyari. Ideally you would capture a male, so that the genitalia characters can be checked. The wing pattern should be very similar in both sexes.
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| Raimo |
Posted on 21-11-2017 21:53
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Member Location: Karlstad, Sweden Posts: 1577 Joined: 10.11.13 |
Thankyou Tony. Since dyari is not recorded in Sweden (found in Europe?), it aught to be pictipennis. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 22-11-2017 08:34
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7327 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Agreed, but it would be good to check... 
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