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Bibio reticulatus, ♀♂ copulating
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 Hi, these couples - like some more - were found at Ansbach, Frankenhoehe Nature Park, old deciduous forest, 2020-05-06, and I've keyed these as Bibio reticulatus with transparent wings and dark veins, yellow venter...
(Zeegers, Haarto, Verbeke, Loew)
I'm a bit confused about the length and density of the male's hairs.

Greetings, Eric
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 2nd couple
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 2nd couple showing the yellow ventral abdomen
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 Totally OK, clearly not a rare species around your place !

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Tony Irwin
23.06.25 18:10
If you have some spare money, there is a copy (together with keys to pupae and larvae) for sale by Hermann L. Strack, Loguivy Plougras, France

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23.06.25 11:18
Appreciate it, Tony Irwin! I got the hint to use the key next to Langton and Pinder key for females of Chironomidae. So no specific queries, except the keys... I will keep this on my list and hope th

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I have the hard copy book, if you have any specific queries, but I'm not scanning the 500+ pages!

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Anyone has "Chironomidae of the Holarctic region. Keys and diagnoses. Part 3. Adult Males Entomologica Scandinavica Supplement 34"? smolwaarneming@gma
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I have Russian Coenosia. nikita6510@ya.ru

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Is someone able to share with me "A key to the Russian species of the genus Coenosia"?

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