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 Really, really tiny midges #3: Sciaridae?
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 10-09-2007 18:13
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14426 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! Another 1-1.5 mm midge from yesterday night in the garden (Ostwestfalen/Germany). Does it belong to family Sciaridae? Thanks! This one was "larger", about 2 mm: http://www.foto-u...sp_2mm.jpg Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [15.34Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 10-09-2007 18:13
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14426 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Second picture.
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [26.18Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 10-09-2007 19:37
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7346 Joined: 19.11.04 |
There are a few cecids with venation and antennae like this. The easiest way to tell them from sciarids is whether they have tibial spurs or not. With spurs = Sciaridae. Without spurs = Cecidomyiidae. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 10-09-2007 21:22
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14426 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Tony! Tony Irwin wrote: There are a few cecids with venation and antennae like this. The easiest way to tell them from sciarids is whether they have tibial spurs or not. With spurs = Sciaridae. Without spurs = Cecidomyiidae. Then this is Cecidomyiidae?? That didn't come into my mind, thanks! Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 11-09-2007 00:01
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7346 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Juergen Peters wrote: Then this is Cecidomyiidae?? I wouldn't like to say from these photos - the ends of the tibiae are just out of focus. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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