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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) » Tanypodinae » Procladiini » Procladius » Procladius bellus
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Midge IMG_0674 - Procladius bellus - male
Copyright © 2010 Steve Nanz

Midge IMG_0674 - Procladius bellus - Male
Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York, USA
August 2, 2009
Sorry but this is the only image and it's at max resolution. The midge was holding onto the the wing of a Mayfly that I was photographing. I didn't even notice the midge was there until I brought the mayfly image up on my computer. Looks like there may be a mite on it.
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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 9 October, 2010 - 3:49am
Last updated 10 October, 2010 - 2:06pm

Mmm ... a Mite on a Midge on a Mayfly !
Great find, Steve !
… Emile, 15 December, 2010 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

 
If you like that...
Check out Cerotainia albipilosa eating Anobiidae parasitized by Mesostigmata here.
… Steve Nanz, 16 December, 2010 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Survival of the fittest before the camera ...
Keep up the great work, Steve !
… Emile, 16 December, 2010 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Midges.

Larvae of these are predatory.
… John F. Carr, 10 October, 2010 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

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