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 Medetera wth prey
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 18-09-2008 22:10
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14182 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! Is it possible to tell more than Medetera sp.? And what about the prey? Also dipteran, possibly Cecidomyiidae? Found today on a hay pack near a forest, northwest Germany. Size of the Medetera about 2 mm. Large picture (1200x1200, 43 KB): http://www.foto-u...prey_2.jpg Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [14.57Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| mwkozlowski |
Posted on 19-09-2008 07:44
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 Member Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 787 Joined: 17.10.06 |
you can find a brilliant article of Nikita Vikhriew on this topic, here in the artilce section
very general entomologist |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 19-09-2008 13:37
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9462 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Thank you Marek. Juergen, I guess the real size was bigger (about 4mm) - in September the most probable species either Medetera truncorum or M.jacula. Nkita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 19-09-2008 19:49
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14182 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Marek and Nikita! Thanks, I had read that interesting article some time ago - but I still have problems to say more than Medetera sp. on my own (that's much more than a year or so ago  ).Nikita Vikhrev wrote: Juergen, I guess the real size was bigger (about 4mm) That's possible. I often have difficulties by estimating too high. Therefore I mostly substract one or two millimeters from the size I have in mind originally. Maybe in this case that was unnecessary... in September the most probable species either Medetera truncorum or M.jacula. Many thanks! Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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