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Chironomini << Glyptotendipes ?
CedricMondy
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Posted on 11-03-2022 11:12
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Hi everyone,

I found this female last summer. I think that Glyptotendipes could be a good option for her, and perhaps Glyptotendipes viridis.

Am I completely wrong?

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos299/big/P1632013.jpg
Cédric Mondy : France : Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : 94100 : 04/07/2021
Altitude : 39 m - Taille : 7.2 mm
Réf. : 299142

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Cédric Mondy : France : Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : 94100 : 04/07/2021
Altitude : 39 m - Taille : 7.2 mm
Réf. : 299143

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos299/big/P1632006.jpg
Cédric Mondy : France : Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : 94100 : 04/07/2021
Altitude : 39 m - Taille : 7.2 mm
Réf. : 299144

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos299/big/P1632038.jpg
Cédric Mondy : France : Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : 94100 : 04/07/2021
Altitude : 39 m - Taille : 7.2 mm
Réf. : 299145

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos299/big/rect861.jpg
Cédric Mondy : France : Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : 94100 : 04/07/2021
Altitude : 39 m - Taille : 7.2 mm
Réf. : 299148
Edited by CedricMondy on 12-06-2022 22:21
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John Carr
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Posted on 11-03-2022 16:42
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It is not Glyptotendipes. Look at the shape of the pronotum, the plate between the head and the main part of the thorax. Species of Glyptotendipes have the pronotum deeply notched.
 
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Thank you John!

Could it be a Chironomus then? I will try to keep on with the keys I have to see if I can go further.
Cédric
 
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Most Chironomus have "frontal tubercles", bumps above and between the antennae. Your fly does not. Females are hard to identify.
 
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Thank you John, Chironomini then. I have some views of the tip of the abdomen both in ventral and lateral view if it can help.
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just a small up to be sure that the tribe is ok and that we can't go further
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Tribe Chironomini
 
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Thank you for your help John!
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