Posted by Reindert van Eekelen on 08-07-2022 23:41
#1
Hello,
Yesterday I saw this Chironomid in Nieuwegein (The Netherlands) and I think it might be a male Stenochironomus gibbus. Since most pictures I can find are of females I'm not completely sure though. Can somebody perhaps confirm the ID?
Thanks in advance,
Reindert van Eekelen
Posted by John Carr on 09-07-2022 00:03
#2
According to Borkent's revision, only three species of
Stenochironomus are known from Europe:
S. hibernicus with pale wings,
S. gibbus with a median band and small apical band, and
S. fascipennis with a median band and large apical dark band (entering cells r3 and cua1).
The genus is much more speciose in Japan and the Americas.
Posted by Reindert van Eekelen on 09-07-2022 10:16
#3
Thanks for your reply and the information John.
So since this is clearly not hibernicus or fascipennis, it should be gibbus I guess...?
Kind regards,
Reindert