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 Chironomidae from Suriname
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| Auke |
Posted on 02-10-2023 21:13
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Member Location: Suriname (South America) Posts: 295 Joined: 21.10.12 |
Could someone narrow down the ID of this specimen? Spotted in Suriname.
Auke attached the following image:  [131.31Kb] Your invert guide in Suriname. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 03-10-2023 01:07
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9849 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Probably in the Axarus rogersi species group. Note that the wings are overlapping, quite rare in Chironomidae. |
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| Auke |
Posted on 05-10-2023 18:04
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Member Location: Suriname (South America) Posts: 295 Joined: 21.10.12 |
Thanks again! So cf. Axarus rogersi species group. Can I be certain of the tribe Chironomini? And can I be certain of the genus Axarus? Your invert guide in Suriname. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 05-10-2023 21:17
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9849 Joined: 22.10.10 |
You can tell by the front legs that it belongs to Chironominae. If it is not close to Axarus rogersi then I can't say more. I don't know about the Neotropical Pseudochironomini. The sole genus of that tribe in my area has shorter front legs. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
