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Chironomidae Tanypodinae?
Elena Regina
Roma, VI-2018, WS 2 mm

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Scias characterem non constituere genus, sed genus characterem.
 
John Carr
Orthocladiinae
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31715949@N00
John Carr
More likely Cricotopus, but it might be neither genus. Keys to Orthocladiinae are written for slide-mounted males.
 
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Elena Regina
Conspecific♂, WS 2.7mm, dorsal & ventral view.

Any hint?Smile

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Scias characterem non constituere genus, sed genus characterem.
 
John Carr
If you have access to Hirvenoja's revision of the Cricotopus group you could browse drawings of color patterns. The key characters are rarely visible in photographs.

Hirvenoja, Mauri. 1973. Revision der Gattung Cricotopus van der Wulp und ihrer Verwandten (Diptera, Chironomidae). Annales Zoologici Fennici 10(1) 1-363.
Edited by John Carr on 22-02-2021 18:31
 
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Elena Regina
Thank you, John. Hirvenoja'revision is absolutely stunning!

You were right, the key characters are rarely visible in photographs. Also, most species described therein appear to be normally larger than these specimens. Plausibly Cricotopus annulatus, but not 100% sure...

Help! Shock

i.ibb.co/R2S5sQJ/Cricotopus-annulator.png
Scias characterem non constituere genus, sed genus characterem.
 
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