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subgenus Apelopia (Tanypus subgenus Apelopia)
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Copyright © 2010
Robert Lord Zimlich
Apelopia Midge -
Tanypus
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Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
March 10, 2010
I don't think I've seen this one before but if I have, Maxwell will gently bring it to my attention
:)
. Thanks for any help
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Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 11 March, 2010 - 7:36am
Last updated 27 November, 2011 - 11:34am
Moved
Moved from
Tanypus
.
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John F. Carr
, 22 August, 2011 - 7:51pm
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For further ID, the palps or a profile view of that spot on the thorax would resolve subgenus. Details of thorax and tip of hind tibia may be needed for species ID, or even better male genitalia. Tibia requires more than 1:1 magnification to count the hairs.
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John F. Carr
, 11 March, 2010 - 5:28pm
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Moved
Moved from
Midges
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Resembles
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John F. Carr
, 11 March, 2010 - 4:59pm
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