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| Seafry |
Posted on 10-10-2019 18:27
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Collected in a clear mountain stream in South Africa. About 4 mm in size.
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| Seafry |
Posted on 10-10-2019 18:28
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Member Location: Posts: 89 Joined: 01.04.19 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 10-10-2019 20:32
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7273 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Best I can suggest is an atypical Atrichopogon (Ceratopogonidae)
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| John Carr |
Posted on 11-10-2019 12:21
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10334 Joined: 22.10.10 |
It reminds me of some Fannia larvae. They are not aquatic. |
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| Seafry |
Posted on 11-10-2019 12:46
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Member Location: Posts: 89 Joined: 01.04.19 |
Collected a few in the mountain stream. Potentially on the edge of the waterline |
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| Seafry |
Posted on 11-10-2019 12:46
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Member Location: Posts: 89 Joined: 01.04.19 |
Thank you for the replies |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 11-10-2019 16:00
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7273 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I'd say the head capsule was too well formed to be Fannia. There are some pictures of Atrichopogon here - http://blog.naver...tegoryNo=0 - which show similar medio-lateral tufts of hooked setae. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 12-10-2019 16:39
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1162 Joined: 29.05.09 |
I agree with Atrichopogon or similar genera. I guess no Forcipomyia. The habitus and the Hypognathous head seems typical to me. |
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