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 large Nematocera pupa in tree stump
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| Louis Boumans |
Posted on 02-04-2006 21:40
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Member Location: NO Oslo Posts: 262 Joined: 09.06.04 |
Wriggling pupa found under bark in stump of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). It is rather large: 13 mm long. Covered with mites. Because of its size, i thought it might be Bibionidae, but i don't know if these occur in decaying wood at all. I will try to rear it. Any suggestions? Louis Boumans attached the following image:  [72.76Kb] Edited by Louis Boumans on 02-04-2006 21:42 |
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| totipotent |
Posted on 22-04-2006 16:20
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 Member Location: Texas A&M University, USA Posts: 21 Joined: 10.02.06 |
Louis, What is the verdict? Did you rear it? I would have to say that this is not a fly pupae. I would have to guess that it is belongs to some Coleopteran family, like Elateridae. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| Louis Boumans |
Posted on 22-04-2006 19:28
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Member Location: NO Oslo Posts: 262 Joined: 09.06.04 |
Hi Totipotent, It is a comforting thought that it was 'just' a coleopteran, because it died. You're right it should have emerged by now. It was going to emerge, and darkened already. Then a bunch of small coleoptera larvae that had been hiding in the substrate accompanied it. At first they seemed harmless to me, but the bastards did actually eat my pupa  ! |
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