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Chironomidae - Chironomus - male
Copyright © 2013 Austin Baker

Chironomidae - Chironomus - Male
Lewis & Clark Natural History Park, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA
October 6, 2012
Size: 7-8 mm
From Bioblitz at Lewis & Clark NHP

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Contributed by Austin Baker on 4 February, 2013 - 5:01pm
Last updated 5 February, 2013 - 7:51pm

Moved
Moved from Chironomus group.
… John F. Carr, 5 February, 2013 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

Probably Chironomus (Chironomus)
Probably Chironomus (Chironomus). Can you check the pronotum and see whether the front is projecting with a narrow notch or flat with a broad notch? Some species of Glyptotendipes have very similar genitalia.



Several Chironomus species live in brackish water. I forget whether any American Glyptotendipes do.
… John F. Carr, 5 February, 2013 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

 
It looks like Chironomus
The anterior part of the pronotum looks connected like figure 29.35 in the Manual of Nearctic Diptera (opposed to figure 29.37).
… Austin Baker, 5 February, 2013 - 7:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 4 February, 2013 - 6:36pm login or register to post comments

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