Diptera (Chironomoidea adult)

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Category: Insect & spider

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.

Chironomidae leg Chironomidae leg2  
tibial comb tibial comb  

 

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)

Chironomidae wing Chironomidae wing2  
wing Z-shaped thickening of veins  

 

Antenna

Males have densely-haired antenna, however, the hairs detach readily.

Chironomidae antenna2 Chironomidae antenna male    
antenna antenna of male    

 

Chironomidae antenna base Chironomidae antenna base2 Chironomidae antenna base3  
small antenna base wide antenna base both wide and smale bases  

 

head, eye, antenna, palp

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Chironomidae head Chironomidae head2    
       

 

Other, thorax, balance organ

Chironomidae have a characteristic humped thorax. genitalia of male Chironomids have styles, anals point, basal appendages and coxite.

Chironomidae body fragment Chironomidae genital Chironomidae genital2 Chironomidae genital3
thorax of Chironomidae intact male genitalia genitalia