Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (eggs, larvae, pupae)
 Cecidomyiidae?
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| Jaso |
Posted on 04-03-2010 11:10
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Member Location: Brussels Posts: 48 Joined: 09.10.06 |
Sometimes I encounter these tiny larvae in high intertidal freshwater marshes along the Schelde river. Is it correct that these are Cecidomyiidae? Thanks Jan Jaso attached the following image:  [134.03Kb] Edited by Jaso on 04-03-2010 11:20 |
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| Jaso |
Posted on 04-03-2010 11:22
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Member Location: Brussels Posts: 48 Joined: 09.10.06 |
lateral view
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| Jaso |
Posted on 04-03-2010 11:24
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Member Location: Brussels Posts: 48 Joined: 09.10.06 |
dorsal view
Jaso attached the following image:  [47.35Kb] Edited by Jaso on 04-03-2010 11:33 |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 04-03-2010 13:14
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
Dear Jan seems very much like a Cecidomyiidae. The (chitinized) head capsule looks reduced, which is diagnostic for the family. You may check if there is an Y-shaped chitinized plate at the ventral side of the first segment. If so, then Cecidomyiidae, else, I don't know. Furthermore, it has a very a-typical habitus with laterally flattened tergites (?), which I have never seen in other Cecidomyiidae. so it may well be typical for a particular genus. Atylotus (aka Ton van Haaren, je kent me wel) Edited by atylotus on 04-03-2010 13:15 |
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| Jaso |
Posted on 11-03-2010 12:35
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Member Location: Brussels Posts: 48 Joined: 09.10.06 |
Hey Ton :-) Thanks for your remarks! I'll check for that Y-shaped chitinized plate. Jan |
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| Jaso |
Posted on 11-03-2010 14:46
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Member Location: Brussels Posts: 48 Joined: 09.10.06 |
They have few lateral papillae but no sternal spatula......... In some Cecidomyiidae this can be the case ( K.G.V. Smith) cheers Jan |
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