Thread subject: Diptera.info :: [Dasyhelea sp. eggs] Culicidae eggs ?
Posted by kristobal21 on 19-07-2016 07:22
#1
I found these "things" on the surface of a plastic bucket which is left in my garden. I think it could be Culicidae, maybe Anophelinae, eggs. Am I right ?
Thank you.
Edited by kristobal21 on 19-07-2016 15:33
Posted by ValerioW on 19-07-2016 08:06
#2
Anopheles sp. can lay quite dark eggs, but not 'torus-like'. I don't even think they are eggs and not even pupae, at least non of any mosquito. So it is not culicid's thing. :)
Edited by ValerioW on 19-07-2016 08:08
Posted by Tony Irwin on 19-07-2016 09:06
#3
These are the eggs of
Dasyhelea (Ceratopogonidae)
Posted by kristobal21 on 19-07-2016 15:33
#4
Thank you :)
Posted by John Carr on 19-07-2016 15:35
#5
The C-shaped eggs are unique among Diptera, according to one of Art Borkent's publications. One of the common American species lays eggs in similar environments.
Posted by ValerioW on 19-07-2016 17:05
#6
Tony Irwin wrote:
These are the eggs of Dasyhelea (Ceratopogonidae)
Wow! Never heard about this genus. The only ceratopogonid genus I've studied (for work) was
Culicoides sp. due to its role with anthropozoonosis by arbovirus. I'm quite ignorant about the rest of the family :|