Posted by serenense7 on 23-11-2024 18:23
#1
Hello,
Luc Bettinelli : France : Arc-et-Senans : 25610 : 22/11/2024
Altitude : 236 m - Taille : 5 mm ?
Réf. : 352490
this male of Chironomidae, I classify him among the large subfamily Orthocladiinae, in particular because of the great resemblance to
this one which had been diagnosed as such.
By consulting
this page, I noted a possible correspondence (habitus, wing venation...) with the genus
Chaetocladius (I had also been eyeing
Smittia but the venation doesn't seem to match), knowing that it will be difficult to go further than the subfamily. What do you say? Thank you in advance.
Posted by John Carr on 23-11-2024 20:50
#2
Orthocladiinae.
Males of
Smittia normally have a subapical seta on the last flagellomere. I don't see one.