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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) » Orthocladiinae » Primitive Orthocladiinae » Xylotopus » Xylotopus par
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Xylotopus par - female
Copyright © 2009 John R. Maxwell

Xylotopus par - Female
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
August 14, 2009
Size: Maybe around 7.5 mm?

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 14 August, 2009 - 5:43pm
Last updated 24 August, 2009 - 9:31am

Name change
My research missed the transfer of species Brillia par to genus Xylotopus. I moved the species page to the correct genus.
… John F. Carr, 21 August, 2009 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies. Thanks!
… John R. Maxwell, 18 August, 2009 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

Brillia par female
This view best shows the diagnostic feature of Brillia within Orthocladiinae: the R-M crossvein is long and appears like the base of Rs. The same character is diagnostic for Sciaridae within the gnats.

I believe the only Northeastern species that is yellow with black markings is B. par.

… John F. Carr, 18 August, 2009 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
want to frass any of the extra images?
… John R. Maxwell, 18 August, 2009 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 17 August, 2009 - 6:52am login or register to post comments

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