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Midge_1216 - Tanypus - female
Copyright © 2008 Steve Nanz

Midge_1216 - Tanypus - Female
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
May 31, 2008
Midge. Not sure how to interpret the wing venations but it looks like the M-Cu crossvein is present.
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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 8 November, 2008 - 12:46pm
Last updated 10 November, 2008 - 11:03pm

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 10 November, 2008 - 11:03pm login or register to post comments

Tanypus
Genus Tanypus.
… John F. Carr, 9 November, 2008 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank You
There is no Tanypus page. Is it in Tanypodinae? I'm curious as to what it is that places it to that genus.

Thanks for sorting out the midges.
… Steve Nanz, 10 November, 2008 - 3:53am login or register to post comments

 
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I asked for a genus page to be created. See my comments here.
… John F. Carr, 10 November, 2008 - 5:40am login or register to post comments

Chironomidae
Female
… Gerard Pennards, 9 November, 2008 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

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