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Sciara humeralis confirmed by Phil Withers
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Hi, this is a male Sciarid, I think Sciara. Found an image of the gonostylus of S. humeralis, I think this is very similar to that. These midges are very abundant where I live in Debrecen, found dozens of them on windows, mostly males, from Spring to Autumn.
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Male terminalia 1
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Male terminalia2
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First leg tarsus
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M vein with macrotrichia
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And antenna:
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S. humeralis is correct
 
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Thank You, that was very quick right after I addd th photo of antennaSmile I'm really happy to know this insect on species level!
 
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