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Chironominae Kiefferulus sp. ? male
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Posted on 28-07-2026 13:16
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 SE Melbourne Australia, on light, 5 mm,
Is the some ideas about Genus
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 It's in the Chironomus group. The bent volsellae remind me of Dicrotendipes.
 
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 Thanks John
 
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17.07.26 14:48
It is sad news. I read him a month ago, as he replied to me about a wrong identification. He was brilliant, as always.

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What a piece of sad news to learn about Mr. Chandler's passing, a great loss indeed

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I have just received the very sad news that Peter Chandler has died after a fall at home yesterday. I have no other details at the moment. We shall miss him terribly.

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Pipunculidae from Mongolia! I am looking for specialist who is committed to ID these. There will be a lot of material coming from my expeditions.

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He last posted here in April, identifying some Chloropidae.

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Anyone has the scan of "Harkness, R. D.; Ismay, J. W. 1976: A new species of Trachysiphonella (Dipt., Chloropidae) from Greece, associated with an ant Cataglyphis bicolor (F.) (Hym., Formicidae)

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