Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (eggs, larvae, pupae)
 Tipula larva
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 25-01-2010 09:53
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
I discovered this larva accidently in very ancient collection, without label, but I suppose it to be from European Russia. "Moist thin litter".
Cranefly attached the following image:  [177.84Kb] Edited by Cranefly on 25-01-2010 12:35 |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 25-01-2010 10:22
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
No it's a Tipulidae, in fact it shows much resemblance with a Tipula (Odonatisca) juncea I have in my collection. But there is at least one other species with these kind of pointed lobes i.e. T. (Lunatipula) livida. |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 25-01-2010 10:40
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
Many thanks, Atylotus! I have never seen larva like this, it is very interesting. |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 25-01-2010 10:52
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Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
yes, they are very interesting, for I have only seen these specimens in my 20 years of experience in aquatic invertebrates. My T. juncea larvae were found in a flood plain pool along the river Rhine which were created just after a high water discharge. So they were probably washed from the sandy banks into the pools. Maybe if I do some collecting in more terrestrial habitats, then maybe..... |
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