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subgenus Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia subgenus Ablabesmyia)
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Copyright © 2008
ophis
little spotted midge -
Ablabesmyia
Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York, USA
September 27, 2008
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Contributed by
ophis
on 10 October, 2008 - 10:32am
Last updated 24 November, 2008 - 8:40pm
Moved
Moved from
subgenus Karelia
.
…
tom murray
, 24 November, 2008 - 8:40pm
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Moved
Moved from
Ablabesmyia
.
…
tom murray
, 24 November, 2008 - 7:03pm
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Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia)
This belongs to subgenus
Ablabesmyia
. The spot in the M cell (between M and Cu veins) is closer to the wingtip than the dark spot at the edge of the wing.
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John F. Carr
, 24 November, 2008 - 6:14pm
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Moved
Moved from
"Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera)
.
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tom murray
, 9 November, 2008 - 6:03pm
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Groovy?
Marshall
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says a longitudinal groove in the postnotum is found in most Chironomidae and is not found in similar families.
I think yours has a groove and is therefore Chironomidae, but the groove is faint.
Do you have a better picture of the crossvein and branching of the R vein on the outer edge of the wing?
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John F. Carr
, 28 October, 2008 - 6:49pm
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