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wingless whatzit
Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

wingless whatzit
Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Size: about 2.9 mm
Collected by sifting hand-shredded moss samples. I looks like a gn*at that never had wings. Unlike many apterous insects it's completely smooth and unmarked in the area where wings would normally attach. I don't know what to make of it. I wish I were able to wring more detail out of my images, which are already boosted in lightness, contrast and sharpening. I can't even tell if it has eyes.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 2 January, 2007 - 8:28pm

Cecidomyiidae
Looks like a wingless gall midge to me - the eyes are visible if you look closely.
… Donald S. Chandler, 2 January, 2007 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Don. It did have that dipteran look.
I see we've already got a bunch in this family but they all have wings.
… Jim McClarin, 2 January, 2007 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

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