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Midge ID - Benthalia - male
Copyright © 2008 Scott Justis

Midge ID - Benthalia - Male
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
August 23, 2008
Size: ~5mm (body)
Had a few extra images of this area.

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Contributed by Scott Justis on 17 December, 2008 - 2:10pm
Last updated 18 August, 2019 - 11:11am

Moved
Moved from subgenus Lobochironomus.
… John F. Carr, 18 August, 2019 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Einfeldia.
… John F. Carr, 9 February, 2014 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dicrotendipes.
… John F. Carr, 16 January, 2009 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chironominae.
… John F. Carr, 15 January, 2009 - 10:01pm login or register to post comments

Helpful
Those bumps between and behind the antennae limit the choices to about half a dozen genera, including Chironomus and some close relatives. A couple are ruled out because the fork in vein Cu is near the R-M crossvein or the leg ratio is large.
… John F. Carr, 18 December, 2008 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

Eyebrows
He has eyebrows. Do you think there is one row of hairs or two?
… John F. Carr, 17 December, 2008 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks like one row..
growing out behind its compound eyes.
… Scott Justis, 17 December, 2008 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

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