Thread subject: Diptera.info :: predator of mealybug eggs

Posted by ferran on 20-12-2010 14:07
#1
Hello

I found small larvae of Diptera preying on eggs of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) last June and July 2010 in Valencia, Spain. I got one of them to evolve to adult. Sorry, I have only parts of the insect.

I include six pintures. Pic 4 is the hind leg and pic 5 the medium leg.

Any clue about its identity will be welcomed. Thanks
Edited by ferran on 20-12-2010 14:13

Posted by ferran on 20-12-2010 14:08
#2
pic 2

Posted by ferran on 20-12-2010 14:09
#3
pic 3

Posted by ferran on 20-12-2010 14:10
#4
pic 4

Posted by ferran on 20-12-2010 14:10
#5
pic 5

Posted by ferran on 20-12-2010 14:15
#6
pic 6 and last

Posted by Paul Beuk on 20-12-2010 14:30
#7
Leucopis sp., Chamaemyiidae. I guess you would need the male genitalia for positive ID.

Posted by ferran on 20-12-2010 16:56
#8
Thanks a lot, Paul, for the identification and for que quick reply.

Ferran