Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ceratopogonidae (male)
Posted by Maherjos on 18-10-2011 02:27
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Coastal area in southern Spain
Photograph taken on October, 14, 2011, in urban areas in Motril, Granada, Spain.
Immediate area of the Mediterranean coast.
Approximate size, no antennae or tails 2 mm
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Appreciate your cooperation for identification.
Greetings
Edited by Maherjos on 20-10-2011 16:45
Posted by Sara21392 on 18-10-2011 11:24
#2
Looks like Chironomidae male to me! :)
Posted by Maherjos on 18-10-2011 12:30
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Sara21392 wrote:
Looks like Chironomidae male to me! :)
I appreciate your information. Change the title to that content, to try to get confirmation.
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Posted by Sara21392 on 18-10-2011 12:35
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Ohh so sorry! I was wrong! That's Ceratopogonidae! :S:S
Edited by Sara21392 on 18-10-2011 12:36
Posted by Maherjos on 18-10-2011 12:49
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Sara21392 wrote:
Ohh so sorry! I was wrong! That's Ceratopogonidae! :S:S
Thanks for the correction. Edit again.
Best regards.
Posted by John Carr on 20-10-2011 01:46
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I agree with male Ceratopogonidae. The wing veins are confusing because many of these have false veins between R and M. I think the true R cell is very short, which is the condition found in
Culicoides,
Forcipomyia, and many Ceratopogonini.
Posted by Maherjos on 20-10-2011 16:47
#7
John Carr wrote:
I agree with male Ceratopogonidae. The wing veins are confusing because many of these have false veins between R and M. I think the true R cell is very short, which is the condition found in Culicoides, Forcipomyia, and many Ceratopogonini.
I appreciate your information. Change the title to that content.
Best regards!