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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Midges (Chironomidae) » Orthocladiinae » Cricotopus » subgenus Cricotopus (Cricotopus subgenus Cricotopus)
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Chironomid ? - Cricotopus
Copyright © 2007 Kerry S. Matz

Chironomid ? - Cricotopus
Salt Lake City, N40°46.727'W111°52.629'ele4609', Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
June 19, 2007
Size: 2mm
Overall looks like a chiro, any suggestions?
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Contributed by Kerry S. Matz on 7 July, 2007 - 6:12pm
Last updated 21 January, 2009 - 8:44am

Moved
Moved from Cricotopus.
… John F. Carr, 21 January, 2009 - 8:44am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Orthocladiinae.
… John R. Maxwell, 1 January, 2009 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Midges.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/241214
… Ron M., 22 November, 2008 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

ID
Subfamily Orthocladiinae(1), male.

Color pattern is similar to Cricotopus. That's not an ID -- I have no way to ID to genus (unless you found it next to salt water). Wing veins are consistent with that part of the subfamily.
… John F. Carr, 21 November, 2008 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Cricotopus
I'm convinced now that this is genus Cricotopus. I don't have a key to Western species. The white bands around the front tibia are one of the distinguishing features of the genus. Several species have yellow segments 1, 4, 7 on the abdomen, with 7 often very dark yellow.
… John F. Carr, 17 December, 2008 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Salt Water
is present (vast quantities) about 20 miles to the west. Marsh dwelling insects are often carried by wind to the location. Thanks for the ID help.
… Kerry S. Matz, 22 November, 2008 - 11:29am login or register to post comments

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