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 Biting midge on damsel fly in northern Oman
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| Drew Gardner |
Posted on 02-05-2006 11:56
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 Member Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 2 Joined: 02.05.06 |
These flies have been photographed several times over the last two years on the wings of dragonflies and as in this picture, on the thorax of a damsel fly. They appear to have distended abdomens as if sucking haemolymph ... In one of the oases in the mountains of northern Oman, eastern Arabia. Can anyone provide an ID or information? Ceratopogonidae? Drew Drew Gardner attached the following image:  [124.49Kb] Edited by Drew Gardner on 02-05-2006 12:13 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 02-05-2006 11:58
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I cannot see the image (make sure there are no spaces in the file name) but there are several species of Ceratopogonidae that will attack larger insects like damselflies and dragonflies to suck haemolymph.
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 02-05-2006 12:31
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Find a little more info here: http://www.inbio....howand.htm (specifically for Costa Rica but in general useful everywhere). EDIT: I added a link to the Cerayopogonid Web Page to the Web Links (Families: Nematocera). Edited by Paul Beuk on 02-05-2006 12:44 Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 02-05-2006 13:01
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I think, damselfly is Platycnemididae.
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| Drew Gardner |
Posted on 04-05-2006 14:41
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Member Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 2 Joined: 02.05.06 |
You are right about Platycnemididae. I think the species is Arabicnemis caerulea |
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