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Posted on 26-10-2024 14:28
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This small Nematocera was found close to a small pond in a pasture land just outside Stockholm Sweden The wings are about 2-3 mm Is it possible to identify the genus from these images?
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All images are a bit "darkened" to get better contrast
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the image darker than natural
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wing 2-3 mm no well defined pattern except large vein
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Cricotopus

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Hirvenoja, Mauri. 1973. Revision der Gattung Cricotopus van der Wulp und ihrer Verwandten (Diptera, Chironomidae). Annales Zoologici Fennici 10(1):1-363.
 
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Many thanks John for finding the right genus. I will dive into details tomorrow but I doubt that I will be able to get to genus
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