Thread subject: Diptera.info :: special chironomid

Posted by mwkozlowski on 11-04-2011 11:00
#1
never seen before, today, Warsaw-Ursynów

Posted by John Carr on 11-04-2011 12:38
#2
Probably Psectrotanypus varius -- it looks like North American P. dyari and you have only one species of the genus in Europe that I know of.

P. dyari is tolerant of pollution and so is widespread and common in America.
Edited by John Carr on 11-04-2011 12:39

Posted by mwkozlowski on 11-04-2011 13:00
#3
Thanks John, as I see they had already attracted some attention before:
http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=33741&pid=150110#post_150110

and

http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33774