Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomidae; Dicrotendipes?

Posted by kurt on 02-12-2011 19:48
#1

Is it possibly to tell which genus this 3-5 mm long Ch. belongs to? .

Photos from 23 august 2011 at Kramfors 62,57N 17,36O Ångermanland, Sweden.

Thanks for your help in advance

Regards

Kurt Holmqvist

Posted by John Carr on 03-12-2011 02:07
#2

Chironomini. I think female Dicrotendipes have five segments in the flagellum and your fly has six, but I could be wrong about either statement.