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 stonefly (order Plecoptera) [solved]
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| eliz |
Posted on 22-08-2010 17:03
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 Member Location: Romania Posts: 65 Joined: 28.08.09 |
hello i have photographed a strange Hemiptera in Romania. i first believed is a Nabis sp. , but today i have read that Hemiptera order have only 4-5 antennae segments. so this species is strange because have many segments. any idea what order or family it may be ? head detail:  click image to view bigger eliz attached the following image:  [98.23Kb] Edited by eliz on 23-08-2010 11:50 Romania Nature Photography |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 22-08-2010 17:19
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Maybe Plecoptera...Stonefly? |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 22-08-2010 17:30
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
The main thing to remember are the key features that define the insect orders - for Hemiptera they pretty much all have long, piercing mouth-parts so a long proboscis would be expected - not mandibles as in this case  As Roger said, looks like Plecoptera to me 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| eliz |
Posted on 22-08-2010 20:04
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 65 Joined: 28.08.09 |
ChrisR wrote:piercing mouth-parts so a long proboscis would be expected - not mandibles as in this case i know that Miridae & Nabidae species that i photographed had a proboscis, that is why i have put the first picture. however this is first time when i hear about Stone Flies. Edited by eliz on 22-08-2010 20:23 Romania Nature Photography |
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| Cesa |
Posted on 23-08-2010 08:20
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 Member Location: Turkey Posts: 1276 Joined: 13.10.09 |
Plecoptera is correct. If dorsal side, wing venation visible, a family name may be found. |
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| eliz |
Posted on 23-08-2010 11:49
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 65 Joined: 28.08.09 |
I don't have a wing venation picture. The subject wasn't cooperative. 
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