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Midge - Psectrotanypus dyari

Midge - Psectrotanypus dyari
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
May 15, 2009
Size: 4-5mm( body length)

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Moved
Moved from Tanypodinae.

Midge
Reminds me of Psectrotanypus dyari. I'll need to check some similar species.

 
Psectrotanypus dyari
Steve Nanz' Psectrotanypus dyari. looks like mine


 
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.

 
Psectrotanypus dyari
How did this get posted twice and how do I get rid of it?

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