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 Ceratopogonidae, northern Norway
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| Geir79 |
Posted on 21-03-2011 19:17
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Member Location: Norway Posts: 689 Joined: 09.03.11 |
Not sure of order for these small insects! Photo is of a dead beetle, Meloe violaceus. What are the small insects on it? First impression when I saw these were Diptera. Maybe these belongs to family Ceratopogonidae? Palpomyia sp. from BugGuide.net looks similar in shape... Photographed 01.07.2010 in Bodø, northern Norway. Posted it here cause I'm not sure if it is Diptera 
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| Geir79 |
Posted on 21-03-2011 19:18
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Member Location: Norway Posts: 689 Joined: 09.03.11 |
Another photo:
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 21-03-2011 19:57
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Ceratopogonidae. There is a small bunch of species attacking Meloidae.
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| Geir79 |
Posted on 21-03-2011 20:12
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Member Location: Norway Posts: 689 Joined: 09.03.11 |
Ok, then it is Ceratopogonidae Thanks for answering, don't think I've seen this before (first time I saw this species of beetle was in 2010). |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 29-03-2011 14:38
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10620 Joined: 22.10.10 |
The only parasites on live Meloidae that I know of are Atrichopogon (Meloehelea). In general Forcipomyiinae are parasites, usually on insects. Other subfamilies may be vertebrate parasites or insect predators but are not insect parasites. |
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