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 Pupae Meliscaeva cinctella/auricollis
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| Paul Hoekstra |
Posted on 09-11-2024 11:46
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Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 76 Joined: 03.07.11 |
My son reared 2 Syrphid larvae, one male Meliscaeva cinctella and 1 female Meliscaeva auricollis, but both were in the same jar. Does anyone know which pupa belongs to which Syrphid? Or is there any literature on pupae of Syrphids?    |
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| eklans |
Posted on 10-11-2024 15:16
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 3680 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Hi Paul, I do not know literature on the pupal state of syrphids - for the larvae I use Graham E. Rotheray (1993): Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae. He says M. auricollis larva's prp (the posterior breathing tubes) has a basal rim while M. cinctella's is yellowish brown in overall colour. Your darker larva is not unicoloured and seems to have a basal rim so I guess this could be M. auricollis. Greetings, Eric Kloeckner |
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