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 What happened to Minettia??
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| Sundew |
Posted on 06-08-2016 00:25
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, This evening I watched a female Lauxaniid moving slowly over a Tilia leaf and sucking up liquefied food. It was a member of the Minettia fasciata group, according to the key by Merz (2004, http://www.dipter...z_2004.pdf) probably M. fasciata s. str. Pregnant females may have very swollen abdomina, but this one had an unusual shape. As Merz writes, the pleurae on level of tergites 4-5 show a conspicuous black glandular area, and this area was strongly bulging on both sides. Additionally, there was a dark appendage on the right area that looked like a scabbed wound. May the fly be parasitized? Has anyone seen something similar and knows the reason for this kind of deformation? Thanks for any hints! Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [167.76Kb] |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 06-08-2016 00:25
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Details of the abdomen tip.
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| Sundew |
Posted on 07-08-2016 23:21
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Any similar observations?? |
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