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				Common Name:  Biting Midge 
				 
				
				Kingdom: Animalia 
				Phylum: Arthropoda 
				Subphylum: Hexapoda 
				Class: Insecta 
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				Order: Diptera 
				Suborder: Nematocera 
				Infraorder: Culicomorpha 
				Superfamily:   
				Family: Ceratopogonidae 
				Subfamily: Ceratopogoninae 
				Tribe: Palpomyiini 
				Species:  Palpomyia sp.?
  
				
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				Location:  
				Prospect Park 
				Brooklyn,
				NY 
				USA 
				GPS: 40.663647,-73.969359
  
				
				Date: 7/28/12
  
				Stage: Adult 
				Sex: Male 
				Notes:  
  
				Image at BugGuide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/860743 
				
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			 Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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