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Which Nematocera family? (02.07.23) --> Ceratopogonidae, Ceratopogoninae
Juergen Peters
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Hello,

a 5 mm midge on a rail over a small rivulet (northwest Germany).
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Subfamily Ceratopogoninae, maybe tribe Palpomyiini.
 
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John Carr wrote:
Subfamily Ceratopogoninae, maybe tribe Palpomyiini.

Thanks a lot, John! I instantly thought of Ceratopogonidae, but it seemed much too large for it. The Ceratopoginids I knew before all measured between 1 and 2.5 mm.
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Juergen Peters wrote:
John Carr wrote:
Subfamily Ceratopogoninae, maybe tribe Palpomyiini.

Thanks a lot, John! I instantly thought of Ceratopogonidae, but it seemed much too large for it. The Ceratopoginids I knew before all measured between 1 and 2.5 mm.


Females in tribes Palpomyiini, Heteromyiini, and Sphaeromiini can be up to 5 mm wing length.
 
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