Leg with/without end tars
Legs are long and slender. The fore leg of some Chironomidae have a tibial comb (a row of brisles) along the apex, sometimes with apiacal (tibial) spurs.
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tibial comb |
tibial comb |
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Wing
The wings are membrabous with reduced venation and a characteristic thickening of the veins in the centre of the wing (shaped as the letter Z)
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wing |
Z-shaped thickening of veins |
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head, eye, antenna, palp
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