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 Which Nematocera family? (02.07.23) --> Ceratopogonidae, Ceratopogoninae
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 02-07-2023 22:05
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13910 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, a 5 mm midge on a rail over a small rivulet (northwest Germany). Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [262.96Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 03-07-2023 00:20 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 02-07-2023 22:07
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10172 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Subfamily Ceratopogoninae, maybe tribe Palpomyiini. |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 03-07-2023 00:19
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13910 Joined: 11.09.04 |
John Carr wrote: Subfamily Ceratopogoninae, maybe tribe Palpomyiini. Thanks a lot, John! I instantly thought of Ceratopogonidae, but it seemed much too large for it. The Ceratopoginids I knew before all measured between 1 and 2.5 mm. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 03-07-2023 01:08
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10172 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Juergen Peters wrote: John Carr wrote: Subfamily Ceratopogoninae, maybe tribe Palpomyiini. Thanks a lot, John! I instantly thought of Ceratopogonidae, but it seemed much too large for it. The Ceratopoginids I knew before all measured between 1 and 2.5 mm. Females in tribes Palpomyiini, Heteromyiini, and Sphaeromiini can be up to 5 mm wing length. |
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