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 Mycetophila fungorum larva, Mycetophilidae
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 19-01-2010 10:06
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Larvae of Mycetophila fungorum are common in fungi. They have 9 creeping welts consisting of 2 rows of hooks and 3-4 rows of spinules and anterior spiracles with 6 orifices.
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 19-01-2010 11:40
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Have you reared these to ascertain they are M. fungorum?
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 19-01-2010 12:35
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
Yes |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 19-01-2010 12:47
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
I have written "yes" but wait a little please - I'll check it once more |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 19-01-2010 18:31
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
I ask for time-out to find the tube where larvae and emerged imagoes are together to be finally sure myself. Now I can add only that according to the key for Mycetophila larvae by Lastovka, 1970, Mycetophila fungorum is the only species which has 6 orifices on prothoracic spiracles. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 19-01-2010 19:03
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I thought the literature of the larvae might have been 'out-'dated but it was possible you indeed had identified adult material. Chandler (1993) for example (http://sciaroidea...node/21778) described a closely related species, but there may be more (http://www.reposi...ent/150198, http://sciaroidea...node/26324).
Edited by Paul Beuk on 19-01-2010 19:03 Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 19-01-2010 19:19
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
Yes, many thanks. I looked through the literature and discovered many species of fungorum group. I hope I'll find the tube with emerged imagoes to check the determination. |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 23-01-2010 18:29
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
Mycetophila fungorum. European Russia. Reared from Boletus sp. Imagoes (males) were determined by A.I.Zaitzev and now I looked at them myself and discovered that they have the same morphology of genitalia as on. Figs 1-3 (Chandler, 1993). |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 23-01-2010 20:08
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
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