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Psectrotanypus dyari
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Copyright © 2009
Robert Lord Zimlich
Midge -
Psectrotanypus dyari
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
May 15, 2009
Size: 4-5mm( body length)
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Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 18 May, 2009 - 10:58am
Last updated 10 April, 2012 - 7:16pm
Moved
Moved from
Tanypodinae
.
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John F. Carr
, 16 November, 2009 - 9:56pm
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Midge
Reminds me of
Psectrotanypus dyari
. I'll need to check some similar species.
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John F. Carr
, 18 May, 2009 - 11:33am
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Psectrotanypus dyari
Steve Nanz'
Psectrotanypus dyari.
looks like mine
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 20 May, 2009 - 10:11am
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Lump
The wing markings look like that but the prominent pale lump behind the middle of the thorax is more typical of
Tanypus
, and scattered species in other genera.
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John F. Carr
, 20 May, 2009 - 10:39am
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Psectrotanypus dyari
How did this get posted twice and how do I get rid of it?
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 20 May, 2009 - 10:11am
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