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| fghinelli |
Posted on 14-02-2025 14:27
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Hi everybody, I found several specimens of this Chironomid near the sea in Marina di Ravenna (RA), Italy, (44.486425, 12.2860333333). It is possible identify from this picture?
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| fghinelli |
Posted on 14-02-2025 14:28
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| John Carr |
Posted on 14-02-2025 15:42
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Telmatogeton – marine habitat and trilobed tarsomere 5. Some of these shoreline species come out only at spring tide, so the full moon is a good time to look for them. Edited by John Carr on 14-02-2025 15:43 |
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| fghinelli |
Posted on 14-02-2025 17:06
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John Carr wrote: Telmatogeton – marine habitat and trilobed tarsomere 5. Some of these shoreline species come out only at spring tide, so the full moon is a good time to look for them. Thank you John! Could be an interesting species? |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 15-02-2025 01:49
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Telmatogeton is known from the Mediterranean only from recently discovered larvae along the coast of Egypt. They were not assigned to a species. My suspicion is T. japonicus has expanded its range. A native species would have been discovered earlier. The related species Thalassomyia frauenfeldi is widespread in the region. The fifth tarsomere of Thalassomyia is simpler. |
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