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 Nematocera ovipositing in dead wood
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 11-05-2006 00:09
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14350 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! These 10 mm yellow and black midges with white feet are abundant in the moment in the forest here in Germany, many of them ovipositing in dead beech stems, especially were the bark is not intact any more. Although they look quite distinctive, I wasn't able to identify even the family, yet. I only know the big Tipulids (Tanyptera etc.) ovipositing this way in rotten wood.     Can anybody help me? Thanks! Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 11-05-2006 07:30
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2161 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi J?rgen, I immediately thought of Sciaridae when looking at your pictures, but I have to say that since I can't see the details all to well, I'm not sure at all. Let's wait what the others have to say! Jan Willem |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 11-05-2006 07:57
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Could be genus Sciara... perhaps...
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 11-05-2006 12:46
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14350 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! Thanks, Paul and Jan Willem! I never saw Sciara ovipositing this way. I knew it (predominantly the males) mainly from umbelliferous blossoms: ,%20Maennchen_002.jpg)
Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 11-05-2006 12:56
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
J?rgen Go to the downloads section, miscellaneous publications and have a look at an article called Succession of Diptera on Dead Beech Wood. I read it a while ago and found it most interesting. I have not checked it to see if it gives you any clues for your particular question, but it just might. The study was German, which makes it even better for you. Susan |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 11-05-2006 22:57
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14350 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Susan! Susan R Walter wrote: Go to the downloads section, miscellaneous publications and have a look at an article called Succession of Diptera on Dead Beech Wood. I read it a while ago and found it most interesting. I have not checked it to see if it gives you any clues for your particular question, but it just might. The study was German, which makes it even better for you. Thanks for the hint. Sounds really interesting, but I only get a "404 File not found" error there :-(. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 12-05-2006 07:20
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
The link is fixed. Apparently the document was deleted from the original server. I put my 'private' copy on the Diptera.info server. 
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 13-05-2006 22:52
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14350 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Paul! Paul Beuk wrote: The link is fixed. Apparently the document was deleted from the original server. I put my 'private' copy on the Diptera.info server. Thanks! BTW: Yesterday the Sciaridae were gone, but on the same beech trunks many Xylophagidae :-):    
Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 14-05-2006 19:02
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Nice!
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