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 Chironomidae: cf. Glyptotendipes sp. ♀
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| ESant |
Posted on 18-10-2020 17:20
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 1804 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Hello, I photographed this fly near the sea in Funtana Meiga (OR) in Sardinia, Italy, on June 24th 2019. I think it is a Chironomidae, but is it possible to identify the genus or species from these photos? Thank you in advance, Emanuele ESant attached the following image:  [252.21Kb] Edited by ESant on 19-10-2020 13:58 |
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| ESant |
Posted on 18-10-2020 17:20
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 1804 Joined: 20.09.20 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 18-10-2020 19:42
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04 |
John may have a better idea, but to me, this looks like a slightly teneral female Chironomini. I think I can make out impressions at the base of each tergite which are typical of Glyptotendipes, but do wait for John before labelling it as such!
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 18-10-2020 22:29
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9845 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Could be Glyptotendipes. The other character to look for is a retracted pronotum in lateral view, unfortunately blocked by the leg in the first picture. In most Chironomini the center of the pronotum projects forward with at most a small notch in the middle. |
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| ESant |
Posted on 19-10-2020 09:54
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 1804 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Thank you both very much! |
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but don't see the image in the post.
