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Ditomyiidae - lateral - Symmerus lautus - male

Ditomyiidae - lateral - Symmerus lautus - Male
Plymouth Rock, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
August 4, 2008
Size: 5 mm
Woodland Malaise Trap, 14-Jul-2008 to 4-Aug-2008

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Ditomyiidae - lateral - Symmerus lautus - male Diptera, antennae & head - Symmerus lautus - male Ditomyiidae - thorax - Symmerus lautus - male Diptera, end of abdomen - Symmerus lautus - male Ditomyiidae - wing - Symmerus lautus - male

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"Ditomyid"
With dorsal edge of anepisternum and mediotergite setous: Symmerus s. str. (Ditomyiidae). According to Munroe (1974)(1) only one species in NA present: S. lautus (Loew, 1869). Lovely images and nice find...

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