Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small spotted Chironomidae (13.07.11) --> Ablabesmyia sp. (f)

Posted by Juergen Peters on 15-07-2011 21:26
#1

Hello!

This one measured less than 2 mm. Tanypodinae? At lamp in my bedroom (northwest Germany).

Edited by Juergen Peters on 15-07-2011 23:49

Posted by John Carr on 15-07-2011 23:15
#2

Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) female. Spotted wings and three bands on the tbiae are distinctive features of the genus. Bands on fore tibiae of females can be faint.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 15-07-2011 23:48
#3

John Carr wrote:
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) female. Spotted wings and three bands on the tbiae are distinctive features of the genus. Bands on fore tibiae of females can be faint.


Many thanks, John!