Author: (Fabricius, 1805)
Diagnosis (n=5).
Exuviae 5.2-7.0mm long.
Cephalothorax: Thoracic horn 230-290µm long, expanded laterally as a toothed point (013h.jpg); ThR 2.4-5.3.
Abdomen: Armament of tergite I spinulate, at least antero-laterally, resembling that of succeeding segments (013k.jpg). Five lateral taeniae on segment I (013i.jpg). Anterior lateral taenia of segment VII at 0.13-0.21 of length segment VII. Anterior lateral taenia of segment VIII at 0.45-0.55 of length segment VIII.
Anal segment: Anal lobe ratio 2.0-2.6. Insertion of anterior anal taenia at 0.35-0.44 of lobe length.
(Linked adult male: Langton and Pinder, 2003a)
Species keys out at Page 47: Tanypodinae 33 Thienemannimyia of the Text Key.
Distribution
Widespread in Europe.
(For more information see module IdentifyIt – file: Other subfamilies).
Ecological notes
Rivers montane and northern.