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 Ephydridae pupa
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| Jaso |
Posted on 13-10-2006 14:32
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Member Location: Brussels Posts: 48 Joined: 09.10.06 |
hello, I found quite a lot of this pupae in sediment of a high intertidal saltmarsh along the Scheldt estuary (Belgium). This one shows the eyes of a Cyclorrhapha fly. Does anyone know of which species this could be? Thanks for your help. Jan Jaso attached the following image:  [75.87Kb] Edited by Jaso on 18-10-2006 11:29 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 13-10-2006 18:16
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7234 Joined: 19.11.04 |
It's an ephydrid, probably Scatella or a related genus. What size was it?
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Jaso |
Posted on 16-10-2006 10:51
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Member Location: Brussels Posts: 48 Joined: 09.10.06 |
Thanks for your identification! Size of the pupa is circa 0.3 cm long and is often found in Vaucheria-vegetation accompagnied by Enchytraeid oligochaetes, the Naid oligochaet Paranais litoralis, Psychodidae (photo) and Dolichopodidae larvae. Greet Jan Jaso attached the following image:  [37.92Kb] Edited by Jaso on 16-10-2006 10:52 |
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