Thread subject: Diptera.info :: stonefly (order Plecoptera) [solved]
Posted by eliz on 22-08-2010 17:03
#1
hello
i have photographed a strange Hemiptera in Romania. i first believed is a Nabis sp. , but today i have read that Hemiptera order have only 4-5 antennae segments.
so this species is strange because have many segments.
any idea what order or family it may be ?
head detail:
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Edited by eliz on 23-08-2010 11:50
Posted by Roger Thomason on 22-08-2010 17:19
#2
Maybe Plecoptera...Stonefly?
Posted by ChrisR on 22-08-2010 17:30
#3
The main thing to remember are the key features that define the insect orders - for Hemiptera they pretty much all have long, piercing mouth-parts so a long proboscis would be expected - not mandibles as in this case ;) As Roger said, looks like Plecoptera to me :)
Posted by eliz on 22-08-2010 20:04
#4
ChrisR wrote:piercing mouth-parts so a long proboscis would be expected - not mandibles as in this case
i know that Miridae & Nabidae species that i photographed had a proboscis, that is why i have put the first picture.
however this is first time when i hear about Stone Flies.
Edited by eliz on 22-08-2010 20:23
Posted by Cesa on 23-08-2010 08:20
#5
Plecoptera is correct. If dorsal side, wing venation visible, a family name may be found.
Posted by eliz on 23-08-2010 11:49
#6
I don't have a wing venation picture. The subject wasn't cooperative. :|