Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Anatopynia plumipes? --> Chironominae sp.

Posted by Reimund Ley on 14-06-2017 10:11
#1

I found this one in gallery, it looks like Anatopynia plumipes.
is it possible? About 12-15mm.
Found in Germany, Waltrop, altitude 82m. 7. 5. 2017


best wishes

Angelika/Reimund

Edited by Reimund Ley on 14-06-2017 13:49

Posted by John Carr on 14-06-2017 13:09
#2

Not Anatopynia. It's in a different subfamily, Chironominae. If tergite 8 is constricted basally, it's Polypedilum. Otherwise another member of tribe Chironomini.

Posted by Reimund Ley on 14-06-2017 13:48
#3

hello John,

thanks a lot for your answer,

there are no more fotos, so we can't take a better look on the tergit.
at least we go to Chironominae sp.

greetings

Angelika/Reimund