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Dipteran larva?
Rui Andrade
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Posted on 19-05-2020 20:34
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Hi,

These photos were shared on a facebook group about portuguese Diptera. I have no idea what this is, so I asked the photographer for permission to share the photos here. This specimen appeared in a box where a cricket nymph was being reared. The cricket was dead, but without an apparent exit hole. I'm not sure if it is a dipteran larva, those leg-like appendages don't seem right. What do you think it could be?

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Weird thing. What about the size?
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I was told it measures about 1.5 cm.
 
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Better check out larvae of Ripiphoridae (Coleoptera), then.
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Thank you Paul! It looks a good bet! With luck we will get an adult so we can be sure. Smile
 
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