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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) » Tanypodinae » Procladiini » Procladius » Procladius bellus
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Some kind of midge? - Procladius bellus
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

Some kind of midge? - Procladius bellus
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 8, 2008
Size: ~3mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 9 June, 2008 - 10:01pm
Last updated 24 January, 2009 - 6:33pm

Moved
Moved from Procladius.

Within the genus this color mattern indicates P. bellus. Not all P. bellus have this color pattern.
… John F. Carr, 24 January, 2009 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… tom murray, 28 November, 2008 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

Tanypodinae female
M-Cu present, fork of Cu significantly beyond M-Cu, R1 and R4+5 close together = Tanypodinae. I suspect Procladius, which comes in a range of yellow and brown colors. Compare
… John F. Carr, 28 November, 2008 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

Thanks John
I just checked, and this is the only picture I have of this one.
… tom murray, 18 November, 2008 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

Likely Chironomidae
The wing position and veins are consistent with Chironomidae.

A different angle on the wing veins or a closer view might help. It appears to have an M-Cu crossvein making it one of the more interesting (less common) subfamilies.
… John F. Carr, 17 November, 2008 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 17 June, 2008 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

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