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subgenus Isocladius (Cricotopus subgenus Isocladius)
Photo#557628
Copyright © 2011
Brad Barnd
Midge -
Cricotopus
Hancock County, Indiana, USA
July 3, 2011
Size: 3 mm
Collected at UV light.
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Contributed by
Brad Barnd
on 4 August, 2011 - 9:00pm
Last updated 6 August, 2011 - 8:35pm
Moved
Moved from
Midges
. Agree with Cricotopus, would key to near C. trifasciatus/C. sylvestris.
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Brad Barnd
, 6 August, 2011 - 8:35pm
Cricotopus
If the antennae have about 6 segments this is a female
Cricotopus
. There is a key linked from genus page but I'm warned it is not reliable past species group.
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John F. Carr
, 5 August, 2011 - 7:38am