Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomidae ID -> Orthocladiinae

Posted by smol on 19-02-2025 17:38
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Netherlands, today

My attempt (though female might be unreliable):
Cross-vein MCu absent?, no marine (no Telmatogetoninae), leg ratio > 1.0 -> Chironominae?
Squama bare, wing embrane lacking macrotrichia (at least not at tip?), front and hind tibia without any spurs -> Graceus?


Very small one, so unsure about some of the details.

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Edited by smol on 19-02-2025 18:23

Posted by John Carr on 19-02-2025 17:47
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Subfamily Orthocladiinae. Leg ratio is well under 1.0.

Posted by smol on 19-02-2025 18:22
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John Carr wrote:
Subfamily Orthocladiinae. Leg ratio is well under 1.0.


I always mess this part up... Thank you very much John Carr!
Edited by smol on 19-02-2025 18:35