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 Longhorned midge => Keroplatidae, Macrocera?
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 26-07-2018 14:28
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1129 Joined: 07.10.09 |
Hello, before vacuuming, I took some pictures of mosquitoes flying in today. Looking at the pictures, I was surprised, because I have not seen such a specimen yet. Is there a family whose members have such extremely long antennae? Whereas on the first picture only 4 legs are visible, on the last one I count 6 legs. So, it can´t be an optical illusion. Curious greetings, Marion Marion Friedrich attached the following image:  [113.31Kb] Edited by Marion Friedrich on 26-07-2018 16:24 |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 26-07-2018 14:30
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1129 Joined: 07.10.09 |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 26-07-2018 14:31
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1129 Joined: 07.10.09 |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 26-07-2018 14:41
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 Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
looks like Keroplatidae (Langhornmücken) maybe a Macrocera sp? John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 26-07-2018 14:43
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Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
all legs are visible in the reflection. the antennae are long.
johnes81 attached the following image:  [38.25Kb] John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 26-07-2018 15:14
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1129 Joined: 07.10.09 |
Thank you very much for fast response ID of the midge and the drawing of the legs, John and Nini. I searched for something like "Langfühler Mücken" and did not find a matching family. Best wishes, Marion |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 26-07-2018 15:25
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Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
Hello Marion, i was browsing the forum when you posted and i remember seeing something similar before. I needed a minute or two to remember the family. I remember that Dmitry posted a link to a document about Keroplatidae: https://diptera.i...d_id=79088 I cannot help with a species yet. I have not done much research in this family. sorry. I hope that someone can confirm the genus for you and perhaps recommend a species. Best wishes, John John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 26-07-2018 16:36
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1129 Joined: 07.10.09 |
Hello John, thank again. I changed the title. Maybe, someone can confirm the genus. I could see some pages of the document from your link, but did not succeed with the download of the whole document. I will try it again in the evening. Best wishes, Marion |
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| Jan Maca |
Posted on 26-07-2018 17:17
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Member Location: Posts: 1147 Joined: 25.03.10 |
Certainly Macrocera, maybe M. phalerata. |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 26-07-2018 19:33
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1129 Joined: 07.10.09 |
Thank you very much for confirmation of genus and mention the possible species, Jan. Its a pity that I did not take more detailed photos. Best wishes, Marion |
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but don't see the image in the post.
