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 Chironomidae ?
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| dorobirar |
Posted on 06-05-2020 21:51
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Hello, I have no idea, which species this could be - probably Chironomidae. Austria (West) - Vorarlberg - Lustenau - Alter Rhein - approx 410 m above sea level - 2020 May 1 best wishes dorobirar attached the following image:  [267.51Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 07-05-2020 09:34
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7350 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Chironomidae, Tanypodinae, Procladius female
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| dorobirar |
Posted on 07-05-2020 10:38
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Probably the best determination one can get from this photo ... many thanks, Georg |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 07-05-2020 11:47
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Tanypus vilipennis? |
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| dorobirar |
Posted on 07-05-2020 13:09
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Now I have a second determination and can choose ... You still added a question mark, John - does this mean that you are not 100% sure? T. vilipennis is one of the three species of Tanypus in Austria (according to Janecek et al. 2017), and I think the pic neither shows T. kraatzi nor T. punctipennis. So if you are sure that the genus is Tanypus, is should be T. vilipennis. many thanks and best wishes, Georg |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 07-05-2020 14:17
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7350 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Closer (and more careful!) examination of the picture indicates that the venation is more like Tanypus - John is quite right, and I withdraw my suggestion.
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| John Carr |
Posted on 07-05-2020 14:30
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Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10659 Joined: 22.10.10 |
I can't see clearly where the m-cu crossvein is relative to the fork in Cu, except I can see Cu is not long-petiolate as in Procladius. The scutal tubercle suggests Tanypus; the tubercles in other genera are much smaller. There is only one species in western Europe with such weak wing markings. |
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