Posted by atylotus on 09-11-2009 10:21
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I also think it looks very much like a Mycetophilidae. Very dark head, no thoracic legs or any other rudimentary legs/pseudopods. first thoracic segement as well as at least 4 (-6?) abdominal segments with a pair of lateral spiracles (black dots). I donīt think it is a beetle larva, for most families have segmented (thoracic) legs, and if not (for instance Curculionidae) most terrestrial species have something like a pygopodium (an unsegmented walking leg at the last abd. segment). But I do not know every beetle-larvae. A detailed photo of the head in ventral view would help. The shape of the head capsule and its mandibles are quit unique. If this turned out to be a Diptera, then it must be a Mycetophilidae.