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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Non-biting Midges (Chironomidae) » Chironominae » Chironomini
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Midge
Copyright © 2007 Terry Allison

Midge
Wichita, Kansas, USA
May 22, 2005
Can this midge be identified? Chironomid, or something else? Its abdomen appears to be longer than a previous midge image I submitted. Sorry the image isn't better. Thanks for your help.
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Contributed by Terry Allison on 13 January, 2007 - 1:18pm
Last updated 11 October, 2009 - 12:16pm

Moved
Moved from Chironominae.
… John F. Carr, 11 October, 2009 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… john and jane balaban, 1 November, 2008 - 10:48pm login or register to post comments

Chironominae
Subfamily Chironominae based on long basal tarsal segment and missing crossvein MCu(1). Male, as stated.
… John F. Carr, 28 October, 2008 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

Male.
Not much help, but I thought I'd mention that the very feathery antennas indicate that it is probably a male.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 16 January, 2008 - 1:15am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Nematocera.
… Keith Bayless, 15 February, 2007 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 28 January, 2007 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

If I recall, these are hard to get to species.
I think the only exception is Green Midge, which is pretty much as you'd expect.
… Ron Hemberger, 14 January, 2007 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you...
...I appreciate the information, Ron.
… Terry Allison, 15 January, 2007 - 8:12am login or register to post comments

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