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3. october 2020 saxonia, germany
Hello,
knows somebody, what is it?
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3. october 2020 saxonia, germany
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Michael V wrote:
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3. october 2020 saxonia, germany
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Michael V wrote:
Michael V wrote:
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3. october 2020 saxonia, germany
what is it?
 
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Scatopsidae, I guess.change the title and wait for help.

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Detail pictures are Chironomidae. Perhaps a Smittia?
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Thanks for all comments.

Found:Germany, Saxonia, Gerichshain near Leipzig, 4. Oct. 2020
Hello,
I was today on this place, where yesterday a friend had have the problem with the invasion of little flys.
What i found you can see at pictures. I think it is Chironomida and not Scatopsidae.

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Michael V wrote:
Thanks for all comments.

Found:Germany, Saxonia, Gerichshain near Leipzig, 4. Oct. 2020
Hello,
I was today on this place, where yesterday a friend had have the problem with the invasion of little flys.
What i found you can see at pictures. I think it is Chironomida and not Scatopsidae.

Best regards
Michael


The last photo shows male Orthocladiinae. The photos before show female Orthocladiinae.
 
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The last photo shows male Orthocladiinae. The photos before show female Orthocladiinae.[/quote]

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I'm puzzled as to why your initial photos show an all-female swarm. I can suggest two possible explanations - one is that this species is parthenogenetic, and males are absent (or very rare) - this would suggest that the males you photographed are a different species. Or that the initial photo shows a mixed swarm of males and females - some species of chironomid (e.g. Corynoneura have males that look very like females (short antennae and compact bodies). Again, it would suggest that the later photo is of a different species. Of course, John may have a simpler explanation! Smile
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Tony Irwin wrote:
I'm puzzled as to why your initial photos show an all-female swarm. I can suggest two possible explanations - one is that this species is parthenogenetic, and males are absent (or very rare) - this would suggest that the males you photographed are a different species. Or that the initial photo shows a mixed swarm of males and females - some species of chironomid (e.g. Corynoneura have males that look very like females (short antennae and compact bodies). Again, it would suggest that the later photo is of a different species. Of course, John may have a simpler explanation! Smile


Hello,
i hope, in few days i get some pictures from microscope from exemplars of the first night.
So we can see, if its one species or two different.

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Michael
 
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Hello,
today i get a picture of an individium from the first night. I think, it is the same species or famaly.

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Paul suggested Smittia. According to the guide to holarctic Chironomidae, "Smittia is characterized by possessing bare wings and squama, strongly pubescent to hairy eyes and a strong subapical seta on the antenna."
 
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