Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomidae ask for identification, please

Posted by Maherjos on 15-10-2011 09:30
#1

Photograph taken onOctober, 14, 2011, on urban gardening plant in Motril, Granada, Spain.
Immediate area of the Mediterranean coast.
Approximate size, no antennae or tails 3 mm
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www.hispabase.com/galeria/albums/userpics/10895/Chironomidae__.jpg

Appreciate your cooperation for identification.
Best regards

Posted by John Carr on 15-10-2011 14:41
#2

Female Chironominae. I'm not certain whether Chironomini or Tanytarsini. If the wing membrane is bare, Chironomini. The habit of holding front legs out to the side and back is found in a few genera related to Stenochironomus.

Posted by Maherjos on 17-10-2011 02:28
#3

John Carr wrote:
Female Chironominae. I'm not certain whether Chironomini or Tanytarsini. If the wing membrane is bare, Chironomini. The habit of holding front legs out to the side and back is found in a few genera related to Stenochironomus.


I am grateful for your notes.
It's really difficult to reach these little Diptera identify! :|

Best Regards