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 Ceratopogonidae(?) on a Pyrops oculata
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| orionmystery |
Posted on 01-05-2012 09:35
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Member Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 107 Joined: 03.07.09 |
I was reluctant to photograph this Pyrops oculata because I have too many shots of them already. I did it anyway but it was a rather slow day. Good thing I did. There were some parasitic flies (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae?) on this Fulgorid. Seen this on damselfly before but first time on a lantern bug/lanternfly. Location: Malaysia. Thanks in advance for your help. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 01-05-2012 12:51
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10662 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Could be Ceratopogonidae. The ectoparasites are in subfamily Forcipomyiinae. |
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| orionmystery |
Posted on 11-05-2012 09:31
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Member Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 107 Joined: 03.07.09 |
Thanks John. I have a crop from a closer shot here: Pyrops oculata lanternfly with parasitic flies...IMG_4829 crop by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr Edited by orionmystery on 11-05-2012 09:32 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 11-05-2012 13:01
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Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10662 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Forcipomyiinae. I think Atrichopogon but I'm not sure of that. All females. Males only visit flowers (like male mosquitoes). |
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| ArtBorkent |
Posted on 11-05-2012 20:05
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Member Location: Posts: 3 Joined: 01.09.10 |
These are all female Atrichopogon. The elongate costa can be seen in a number of them. this is a very good find because there are very few records of feeding by Atrichopogon, in spite of the fact that members are common and very diverse (510 species known and lots more unnamed). |
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