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midge - Polypedilum - female
Copyright © 2017 Steve Scholnick

midge - Polypedilum - Female
Slaughter Beach, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
October 5, 2017
Tanypus? Missing most of its front legs
TIA

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Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 14 October, 2017 - 9:59pm
Last updated 29 November, 2024 - 6:30pm

Moved
Moved from Chironomini.
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Moved
Moved from Flies.
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Chironomini
The antennae of female Tanypodinae have more segments. Loss of front legs is common in subfamily Chironominae.
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