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 Taken in South Africa. Thinking along the lines of Chironomidae
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 Yes to Chironomidae - reminds me of some Tanypus (Tanypodinae)
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 I agree with Tanypus. Short anal lobes are typical, that is in the palaearctic. However, I'm not familiar with african genera.
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