Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mycetophilidae? - 18/04/2011 > Chironomidae
Posted by Jeroen K on 18-04-2011 17:30
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18/04/2011, my garden, Kapellen, Belgium. ID'able? Thanks in advance!
Edited by Jeroen K on 18-04-2011 18:10
Posted by Jeroen K on 18-04-2011 17:30
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Picture 2:
Posted by Jeroen K on 18-04-2011 17:31
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Picture 3:
Posted by John Carr on 18-04-2011 18:03
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Chironomidae: Chironomini female.
Posted by Jeroen K on 18-04-2011 18:06
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Of course! Thanks a lot, John. I suppose further ID is impossible?
Posted by John Carr on 19-04-2011 01:01
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It reminds me a bit of
Microtendipes. If you find a similar male (feathery antennae) shoot the front femur from a few angles and you might get the distinctive patch of hairs at about 2/3 distance along it. Females don't have the patch of hairs.
It could also be one of the genera near
Endochironomus.
Edited by John Carr on 19-04-2011 01:01