Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Nematocera ovipositing in dead wood
Posted by Juergen Peters on 11-05-2006 00:09
#1
Hello!
These 10 mm yellow and black midges with white feet are abundant in the moment in the forest here in Germany, many of them ovipositing in dead beech stems, especially were the bark is not intact any more. Although they look quite distinctive, I wasn't able to identify even the family, yet. I only know the big Tipulids (
Tanyptera etc.) ovipositing this way in rotten wood.
Can anybody help me? Thanks!
Posted by Jan Willem on 11-05-2006 07:30
#2
Hi J?rgen,
I immediately thought of Sciaridae when looking at your pictures, but I have to say that since I can't see the details all to well, I'm not sure at all. Let's wait what the others have to say!
Jan Willem
Posted by Paul Beuk on 11-05-2006 07:57
#3
Could be genus
Sciara... perhaps...
Posted by Juergen Peters on 11-05-2006 12:46
#4
Hello!
Thanks, Paul and Jan Willem! I never saw
Sciara ovipositing this way. I knew it (predominantly the males) mainly from umbelliferous blossoms:
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Posted by Susan R Walter on 11-05-2006 12:56
#5
J?rgen
Go to the downloads section, miscellaneous publications and have a look at an article called Succession of Diptera on Dead Beech Wood. I read it a while ago and found it most interesting. I have not checked it to see if it gives you any clues for your particular question, but it just might. The study was German, which makes it even better for you.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 11-05-2006 22:57
#6
Hello, Susan!
Susan R Walter wrote:
Go to the downloads section, miscellaneous publications and have a look at an article called Succession of Diptera on Dead Beech Wood. I read it a while ago and found it most interesting. I have not checked it to see if it gives you any clues for your particular question, but it just might. The study was German, which makes it even better for you.
Thanks for the hint. Sounds really interesting, but I only get a "404 File not found" error there :-(.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 12-05-2006 07:20
#7
The link is fixed. Apparently the document was deleted from the original server. I put my 'private' copy on the Diptera.info server. ;)
Posted by Juergen Peters on 13-05-2006 22:52
#8
Hello, Paul!
Paul Beuk wrote:
The link is fixed. Apparently the document was deleted from the original server. I put my 'private' copy on the Diptera.info server. ;)
Thanks!
BTW: Yesterday the Sciaridae were gone, but on the same beech trunks many Xylophagidae :-):
Posted by Paul Beuk on 14-05-2006 19:02
#9
Nice!