Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomidae From Belgium for ID
Posted by Tetrao on 05-03-2022 09:46
#1
I pictured this Chironomidae in my garden on 2022-02-28,
Can we ID this specimen ?
Thank you for help !
Posted by Tony Irwin on 05-03-2022 10:06
#2
I think it's a
Polypedilum male
Posted by Tetrao on 05-03-2022 11:19
#3
Thank you very much, Tony !!!
Posted by John Carr on 05-03-2022 14:48
#4
I think tribe Tanytarsini.
Posted by Tony Irwin on 05-03-2022 15:51
#5
John - Does that basally constricted tergite VIII occur in Tanytarsini? I thought it was fairly diagnostic for
Polypedilum.
Posted by John Carr on 05-03-2022 18:02
#6
Tony Irwin wrote:
John - Does that basally constricted tergite VIII occur in Tanytarsini? I thought it was fairly diagnostic for Polypedilum.
It does occur in some Tanytarsini. It is diagnostic within Chironomini.
Posted by Tetrao on 05-03-2022 20:55
#7
Thank you Both for all comments !!!