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A Tipulidae in French Guiana
Bernard Perthuis
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Posted on 31-08-2022 19:54
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Hi,
Sorry that is probably not easy.
And I don't even got the genus list of Tipulidae in French Guiana.
Collected in .....my bathroom in Kourou.
It is not Brachypremna, nor Lecteria and Megistocera I don't think so.
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John Carr
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Elephantomyia or Toxorhina (proboscis long with small palps at tip)
 
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Bernard Perthuis
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Many thanks, John. It should be Elephantomyia, because of the wings nervation.
 
Bernard Perthuis
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Posted on 01-09-2022 19:18
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Actually, at tip of the proboscis, there are no palps, it's the proboscis itself (a bit splitted ).
So now I guess it is a Geranomyia because of the veination
 
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