Posted by nielsyese on 19-04-2011 13:52
#1
Can someone narrow down my ID? I found this Ceratopogonidae last week in the Netherlands.
Posted by John Carr on 19-04-2011 16:44
#3
Chironomidae, Tanypodinae. Possibly
Psectrotanypus varius. I saw my first
Psectrotanypus of the year in New England yesterday.
The standard ways to distinguish the families are nearly all Chironomidae have a longitudinal groove in the postnotum and Ceratopogonidae never have an M-Cu crossvein.
Posted by nielsyese on 19-04-2011 19:03
#4
Ok, as far as I could find there's no similar species in NL. Initially, I thought about this species, but I thought it was much bigger than this. Thanks for your help!