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 Chironomidae Tanypodinae?
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| Elena Regina |
Posted on 07-08-2018 20:47
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Roma, VI-2018, WS 2 mm
Scias characterem non constituere genus, sed genus characterem. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 08-08-2018 14:01
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Orthocladiinae |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 20-08-2018 13:35
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More likely Cricotopus, but it might be neither genus. Keys to Orthocladiinae are written for slide-mounted males. |
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| Elena Regina |
Posted on 21-02-2021 19:22
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Conspecific♂, WS 2.7mm, dorsal & ventral view. Any hint?   
Scias characterem non constituere genus, sed genus characterem. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 22-02-2021 18:30
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If you have access to Hirvenoja's revision of the Cricotopus group you could browse drawings of color patterns. The key characters are rarely visible in photographs. Hirvenoja, Mauri. 1973. Revision der Gattung Cricotopus van der Wulp und ihrer Verwandten (Diptera, Chironomidae). Annales Zoologici Fennici 10(1) 1-363. Edited by John Carr on 22-02-2021 18:31 |
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| Elena Regina |
Posted on 27-02-2021 16:19
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Thank you, John. Hirvenoja'revision is absolutely stunning! You were right, the key characters are rarely visible in photographs. Also, most species described therein appear to be normally larger than these specimens. Plausibly Cricotopus annulatus, but not 100% sure... Help!  
Scias characterem non constituere genus, sed genus characterem. |
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