Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (eggs, larvae, pupae)
 Tipulidae (?) pupa from alnus --> Dictenidia bimaculata
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| Thomas Brand |
Posted on 13-01-2012 07:28
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Hi, this pupa was found in decaying wood of alnus, May 2011, Northern Germany. Is it a Tipulidae and is it possible to identify it? Thanks Thomas Thomas Brand attached the following image:  [196.54Kb] Edited by Thomas Brand on 14-01-2012 16:37 |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 13-01-2012 11:00
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
It is definitely a Tipulidae, but I'm not certain about the identity. It may be Dictenidia, Ctenophora or perhaps even Tipula flavolineata, but I don't thinks so. |
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| pjotr oosterbroek |
Posted on 13-01-2012 13:47
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Member Location: Amsterdam Posts: 88 Joined: 05.10.05 |
Although not all characters are visible, the key in Theowald 1957 runs to Dictenidia bimaculata, one of the most common xylophagous species. Pjotr Oosterbroek |
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| Thomas Brand |
Posted on 14-01-2012 16:36
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Thank you very much for ID! Thomas |
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