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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
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Diplocladius sp.?
Copyright © 2011 Jon Hart

Diplocladius sp.?
Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
October 18, 2011
Size: less than 5 mm BL
I know next to nothing about midges, but this one is so distinct that I feel it fits in Diplocladius somewhere..... I assume this is a male...
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Contributed by Jon Hart on 22 October, 2011 - 8:09pm
Last updated 9 December, 2011 - 2:48am

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Brad Barnd, 9 December, 2011 - 2:48am login or register to post comments

Distinct features of Diplocladius
A forked gonostylus barely visible here

is how Diplocladius got its name. Note also the long projections angled inwards and the nearly straight edge of the last tergite.
… John F. Carr, 24 October, 2011 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah, I see it.....
interesting...It would appear I got it bassackwards, as usual. I need to get some different equipment to shoot midges, it appears, especially if I am going to attempt sexing them. Of course, that would almost automatically upgrade the over-all shots, too. Thanks, John, you've gotten me to thinking (always a dangerous thing :-) ).
… Jon Hart, 24 October, 2011 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

Probably Orthocladiinae
Probably Orthocladiinae. I don't see any features that would determine genus.
… John F. Carr, 23 October, 2011 - 7:11am login or register to post comments

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