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 Chironomidae (?) in bromeliad
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| Walther Ishikawa |
Posted on 15-11-2017 13:56
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Member Location: Posts: 19 Joined: 26.09.17 |
These larvae were found in bromeliad phytotelma, in Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. They were tiny (3~4 mm), and crawl in the bottom. They were released after the photos, unfortunately I don´t have any lateral image, but I think they are Chironomidae. I never saw Chironomidae with these huge setae, any guess in the ID? Thank you very much!     |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 16-11-2017 16:52
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1172 Joined: 29.05.09 |
Hi walter definitally Chironomidae. My first guess would be tanypodinae, but the individuals are very immature, possibly 1st or 2nd stage larvae. Could also be some kind of Orthocladiinae. I will look through my literature if such larvae have ever been described. Are you able to make a slide and take a detailed photo of the head and abdomen? |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 16-11-2017 17:11
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Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1172 Joined: 29.05.09 |
genera with species having long seta are for instance Procladius, Conchapelopia, Paralimnophyes, Fittkaumyia, Xylotopus, Tvetenia. This site may help: http://chirokey.s...land.info/ |
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| Walther Ishikawa |
Posted on 17-11-2017 01:56
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Member Location: Posts: 19 Joined: 26.09.17 |
Thank you, atylotus! You helped me a lot! Now I have somewhere to start to search. Unfortunately I don´t have better images, the last picture is in the full resolution of the image. I found some intersting papers about "Phytotelmatocladius" from North and South American bromeliad. They mention similarities with "Paralimnophyes", one of the genera you cited with long setae. I will try to find some more information. Thank you very much! I really appreciated it! All the best, Walther |
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