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Mycetophilidae? ID --> Keroplatidae, Macrorrhyncha flava
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Posted on 30-10-2015 22:12
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Hello forum,

Does anybody have an ID for the mycetophilid midge (or is it a related family)?

Locality: Germany, Black forest, near Freudenstadt (900 m)

Habitat: on Prenanthes purpurea flower, edge of coniferous forest near a bog lake

Date 15th August 2012

Thank you and kind regards
Dirk
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This group has been moved out of Mycetophilidae.

Keroplatidae, tribe Orfeliini, one of the genera with long mouth (Asindulum, Macrorrhynca, Antlemon).
 
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Thank you very much for your post!
 
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This should be a female of Macrorrhyncha flava
 
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Jan, great that you could name this species! Thanks a lot!
 
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