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 Antennae types
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| Tony T |
Posted on 11-04-2008 00:54
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
8 April 2008, New Brunswick, Canada. Chironomidae Plumose antennae of male chironomid Tony T attached the following image:  [118.25Kb] |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 11-04-2008 21:55
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
The entire fly
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| Tony T |
Posted on 13-04-2008 17:36
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Antennae distinctive: scape lengthened, expanded and densely haired; pedicel short; basal flagellomere kidney-shaped, either concave or convex (as here) along anterior margin below arista; dorsal arista. Entire fly: HERE Tony T attached the following image:  [72.84Kb] Edited by Tony T on 13-04-2008 17:46 |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 16-04-2008 15:05
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Antenna of Drosophila sp. It seems that this type of antenna (arista plumose with dorsal and ventral rays) may be characteristic (diagnostic?) for Drosophilidae. Image of entire fly HERE Tony T attached the following image:  [41.56Kb] |
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| phil withers |
Posted on 16-04-2008 16:22
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Member Location: Lyon, France Posts: 521 Joined: 04.03.08 |
If you want a real challenge, how about doing your magic on a psychodid ? |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 16-04-2008 21:32
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7306 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Tony T wrote: Antenna of Drosophila sp. It seems that this type of antenna (arista plumose with dorsal and ventral rays) may be characteristic (diagnostic?) for Drosophilidae. The characteristic feature of many drosophilid antennae is the terminal fork - it's difficult to decide whether the dorsal or ventral bit of the fork is the main stem of the arista. Other flies have dorsal and ventral rays, but the end of the arista is obviously a single process, not forked. (though I think Periscelidae may be another "fork-ended family"?) Edited by Tony Irwin on 16-04-2008 21:40 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 17-04-2008 12:08
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Thanks Tony, so not diagnostic but maybe a useful character. Looking at some drawings I see that Periscelidae and Asteiidae have similar antennae. Phil: just waiting for a Psychodid to fly into my net; none coming out of my drains  |
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