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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges (Sciaroidea) » Gall Midges and Wood Midges (Cecidomyiidae) » Gall Midges (Cecidomyiinae) » Lasiopteridi » Trotteria
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midge - Trotteria
Copyright © 2010 Ilona L.

midge - Trotteria
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 8, 2010
Size: ~2mm - body
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Contributed by Ilona L. on 27 October, 2010 - 12:06am
Last updated 17 December, 2010 - 6:48pm

Moved
Moved from Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges.
… Charley Eiseman, 17 December, 2010 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

Cecidomyiidae, I think.
V. low number of veins in the wings.
… ZL 'Kai' Burington, 5 November, 2010 - 10:59am login or register to post comments

 
Not holoptic
Cecidomyiidae is supposed to have eyes touching or almost touching above the head, according to MND.
… John F. Carr, 15 December, 2010 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Dr. Gagné responds:
"They do join, but this is a Trotteria so the eyes join just above the antennae and are not visible in this photo. The backside of the head is greatly pronounced in this genus."
… Charley Eiseman, 17 December, 2010 - 6:09pm login or register to post comments

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