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Common Name:
Biting Midge

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass:
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Nematocera
Infraorder: Culicomorpha
Superfamily:
Family: Ceratopogonidae
Subfamily: Ceratopogoninae
Tribe: Palpomyiini
Species:
Palpomyia sp.?

Hodges No:

Location:
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, NY
USA
GPS: 40.663647,-73.969359

Date: 7/28/12

Stage: Adult
Sex: Male
Notes:

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Palpomyia sp.? Ceratopogonidae
Biting Midge
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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