Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cricotopus

Posted by olep on 26-10-2024 15:28
#1

This small Nematocera was found close to a small pond in a pasture land just outside Stockholm Sweden The wings are about 2-3 mm Is it possible to identify the genus from these images?

Edited by olep on 26-10-2024 17:05

Posted by olep on 26-10-2024 15:29
#2

All images are a bit "darkened" to get better contrast

Posted by olep on 26-10-2024 15:37
#3

the image darker than natural

Posted by olep on 26-10-2024 15:38
#4

wing 2-3 mm no well defined pattern except large vein

Posted by John Carr on 26-10-2024 16:13
#5

Cricotopus

Reviewed in

Hirvenoja, Mauri. 1973. Revision der Gattung Cricotopus van der Wulp und ihrer Verwandten (Diptera, Chironomidae). Annales Zoologici Fennici 10(1):1-363.

Posted by olep on 26-10-2024 17:03
#6

Many thanks John for finding the right genus. I will dive into details tomorrow but I doubt that I will be able to get to genus
BR Ole