Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Simulium

Posted by hedy2411 on 09-10-2011 16:33
#1

Can this Simulium be named…?
Found 12-10-2009 in Zeist, Holland

Posted by hedy2411 on 09-10-2011 16:34
#2

..and this one...

Posted by pwalter on 10-10-2011 21:47
#3

Hi, not even the genus can be named! these are impossible to determine without a specimen. Sorry :(

Posted by hedy2411 on 11-10-2011 09:15
#4

Hello Walter,

Thank you for your reaction and the well chosen smiley :)
It is sufficient to know that it is a Simulium...

Regards,
Hedy

Posted by John Carr on 11-10-2011 13:49
#5

pwalter -- Separating genera other than Simulium is difficult. Genus Simulium can often be determined from photos.

This shows short R cell, apparently absent basal M cell, white banded tibiae, marked scutum, and marked abdomen. In North America only a few subgenera of Simulium show that combination.

Posted by hedy2411 on 13-10-2011 17:20
#6

Thanks for your addition John!!

Regards,
Hedy