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Midge - Diplocladius cultriger - male
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Midge - Diplocladius cultriger - Male
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
February 28, 2011
Size: 4.8mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 28 February, 2011 - 11:13pm
Last updated 10 July, 2011 - 8:28pm

Moved
Moved from Orthocladiinae.
… John F. Carr, 10 July, 2011 - 8:28pm

Abdominal hairs
The book I'm looking at(1) has an illustration of the typical pattern of hair on the abdomen for the genus I'm thinking of, but I would need a closer look to compare. Can you enlarge tergite 4 on this or the other similar midge?
… John F. Carr, 8 July, 2011 - 7:05pm

 
Close-up added
It's not the best quality, but hopefully it shows enough detail.
… tom murray, 10 July, 2011 - 8:10pm

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… tom murray, 1 March, 2011 - 4:24pm

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