Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Really interesting Tanypodinae? larva (NE HU, Oct)
Posted by pwalter on 25-10-2009 15:43
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Yesterday I found this in a mountain brook. It is about 2.5 mm long. What could it be Tanypodinae?
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Posted by pwalter on 25-10-2009 15:43
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Posted by pwalter on 25-10-2009 15:43
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Posted by atylotus on 26-10-2009 10:40
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This is not a Tanypodinae, but a Orthocladiinae larvae belonging to the genus Corynoneura. The very long (non retractable) antenna, which are longer than the head is diagnostic. The antenna has 4-segments, 1 is pale, 2 and 3 frequently darkened and 4 is very small.
Posted by pwalter on 26-10-2009 10:42
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Thank You! Really good to have a genus ID of this rarely determined family!
Posted by viktor j nilsson on 26-10-2009 17:19
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For all you who are sitting there wondering (I surely did, so I googled it!), Orthocladiinae and Tanypodinae are subfamilies of Chironomidae!