Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomidae - 12/06/2011
Posted by Jeroen K on 12-06-2011 21:02
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12/06/2011, my garden, Kapellen, Belgium. ID'able? Thanks in advance!
Posted by Jeroen K on 12-06-2011 21:02
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Picture 2:
Posted by Jeroen K on 12-06-2011 21:03
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Picture 3:
Posted by Jeroen K on 12-06-2011 21:03
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Picture 4:
Posted by Jeroen K on 12-06-2011 21:06
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Picture 5:
Posted by Jeroen K on 12-06-2011 21:07
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Picture 6:
Posted by Jeroen K on 12-06-2011 21:07
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Picture 7:
Posted by John Carr on 12-06-2011 21:37
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Male Chironomini, probably
Chironomus. A closeup of the sexual organs at the tip of the abdomen could help ID.
Posted by Jeroen K on 12-06-2011 22:07
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Thanks, John. I'll see what I can do.
Posted by Jeroen K on 13-06-2011 14:39
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I'm afraid this is the best I can get you with my equipment. Enough? Thanks in advance!
Posted by Jeroen K on 13-06-2011 14:39
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One more picture:
Posted by John Carr on 13-06-2011 22:30
#12
Still probably
Chironomus. This is all consistent, but the differences between genera are subtle and involve a pair of appendages that aren't visible here.
Chironomus has the pronotum projecting forward in the middle with a shallow notch:
