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Small Diptera in the litter
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Posted on 25-11-2021 15:22
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 Hi,

I have photographed this small (about 3mm long) diptera on a dead leave in a deciduous forest near Paris.
Any idea on its identity? Family, genus?
Thanks for your help,

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 Chironomidae. Maybe John can give you a better answer Wink.
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 Thank you Jan for this quick answer!

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 Subfamily Orthocladiinae.
 
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 Thank you John,

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If you have some spare money, there is a copy (together with keys to pupae and larvae) for sale by Hermann L. Strack, Loguivy Plougras, France

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23.06.25 11:18
Appreciate it, Tony Irwin! I got the hint to use the key next to Langton and Pinder key for females of Chironomidae. So no specific queries, except the keys... I will keep this on my list and hope th

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I have the hard copy book, if you have any specific queries, but I'm not scanning the 500+ pages!

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Anyone has "Chironomidae of the Holarctic region. Keys and diagnoses. Part 3. Adult Males Entomologica Scandinavica Supplement 34"? smolwaarneming@gma
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I have Russian Coenosia. nikita6510@ya.ru

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Is someone able to share with me "A key to the Russian species of the genus Coenosia"?

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