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 Larvae & pupae - Bibionidae?? => No: Forcipomyia
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| Arp |
Posted on 23-03-2021 23:44
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Howdy, Today I found various groups of these (or very similar) groups of larvae and pupae under bark of dead trees. At least one Pine, but I suspect also some decidious trees. Length of larvae around 8mm, pupae maybe 4-5. Best I can find in similarity is in the Bibiomorpha and the shape of the pupae seems to fit that also, but I can't find any exact matches, except for this image by Stanislav Krejcik, where he also takes a (wild?) swing at Bibionidae. It must be something very, VERY common, so I'm probably just looking in the wrong places .... Any pointers very welcome! Thanks in advance, Arp P.S. Sorry - forgot: 2021-03-23, Miggelenberg near Hoenderlo, Veluwe, Netherlands. Arp attached the following image:  [288.68Kb] Edited by Arp on 24-03-2021 11:12 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 24-03-2021 00:18
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Forcipomyia (Ceratopogonidae)
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Arp |
Posted on 24-03-2021 10:06
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Ah yes - that renders more and better results  Thanks a lot Tony! Cheers, Arp |
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| Arp |
Posted on 24-03-2021 11:27
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Tony Irwin wrote: Come to think of it ...Forcipomyia (Ceratopogonidae) Any point in letting these hatch to get a proper ID through the resulting imagos, or is that a long shot? Any keys available without spending hundreds of $€$ ? If it is too complicated for an amateur, I will put them back ... Cheers, Arp |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 24-03-2021 15:05
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7273 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Yes, worth rearing some adults. I have Boorman's keys (mostly for the British fauna), but there are some specialists who may be able to help further. Forcipomyia is a large genus, but there are a few distinctive species, though the rest require slide mounting for species ID.
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| Arp |
Posted on 25-03-2021 02:58
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Okay, I'll see what gives ... will report back here with any results. Thanks again Tony! Cheers, Arp |
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