Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (eggs, larvae, pupae)
 cecidomyidae: cf Porricondylinae
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| Gerrit Oehm |
Posted on 09-02-2024 11:32
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Member Location: Germany Posts: 179 Joined: 26.11.11 |
I found these larvae underneath the bark of a dead Fagus sylvatica branch, that was still hanging on the tree. Found on Jan. 17, 2023 in a forest habitat near Göttingen, Germany. Any idea if it can be identified further? Thank you for the help Gerrit Gerrit Oehm attached the following image:  [260.56Kb] Edited by Gerrit Oehm on 25-02-2024 21:58 |
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| Gerrit Oehm |
Posted on 09-02-2024 11:33
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Member Location: Germany Posts: 179 Joined: 26.11.11 |
I would guess that is some member of Nematocera, but it is really just a wild guess. |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 11-02-2024 20:13
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
Seems like Cecidomyiidae to me. Spiracles and head are hardly visible |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 12-02-2024 14:26
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10469 Joined: 22.10.10 |
At least one species of subfamily Porricondylinae is associated with beech. "Females [of Clinorhytis flavitarsis] were observed to deposit eggs into crevices in the bark of decaying European beech, Fagus sylvatica." Jaschhof and Jaschhof (2013). You might find many species in logs. C. flavitarsis is one of them. |
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