Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ceratopogonidae > No, Tanypodinae
Posted by Lennart Bendixen on 06-02-2017 17:42
#1
I had to stop at family level - who can go on? :)
Length about 3 mm.
2016-04-17, northern Germany, garden, rotting tree stub
Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 06-02-2017 22:06
Posted by Tony Irwin on 06-02-2017 20:31
#2
This one is Chironomidae - one of the Tanypodinae. John Carr may be able to say more
Posted by John Carr on 06-02-2017 21:10
#3
The postnotum is densely haired all over. That should reduce the possibilities.
Posted by Tony Irwin on 06-02-2017 22:02
#4
The wing is a good match for a female
Zavrelimyia signatipennis (figured in Fittkau, 1962), but I suggest you try to obtain a male to be sure.
Posted by Lennart Bendixen on 06-02-2017 22:05
#5
damn, a chironomid :D Why didn't I see that?
Many thanks for correcting me, Tony and for suggesting that species. If there was one last year, there will be some this year, I'm sure. I'll watch out for a male.
Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 06-02-2017 22:10