Chironomidae

walwyn Fri, 04/23/2010 - 21:35
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Midge Chironomidae
Chironomidae

 

This is a globally distributed family of thin elongated flies with segmented antenae, the antenae can be plumose in some males. Collectively these are known as the non-biting midges.

 

This is a large family of insects with over described 5000 species.

 

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