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 Maybe Chironomidae??
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 My first impression was Procladius but I'm not sure about subfamily. The presence of a dorsal eye extension makes Orthocladiinae unlikely and the short front legs rule out Chironominae. After those Tanypodinae is the most common subfamily.
 
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