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 Midge with Unusual Antennae
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| Stephen |
Posted on 30-09-2006 15:16
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Most of the male midges I see have very wide antennae like mosquito antennae. Here they are dense and feathery but not so wide. Is this Chironomidae? I'm assuming male based on the antennae and on the shape of the rear of the abdomen. ID help appreciated. Stephen attached the following image:  [102.05Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 30-09-2006 19:41
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9338 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I think Ceratopogonidae. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-09-2006 20:18
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19365 Joined: 11.05.04 |
No, this is Chironomidae. Wing venation and the way the legs are held are charcteristic. In Ceratopogonidae the haris on the antennae were likely to me more brush-like than this.
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