Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (eggs, larvae, pupae)
 Anopheles sp.
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| NakaRB |
Posted on 15-02-2014 21:23
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3076 Joined: 25.11.08 |
Russia, Moscow region, 02.09.2012, from the small river. 
Edited by NakaRB on 16-02-2014 19:19 |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 16-02-2014 17:33
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
Anopheles spec. is o.k., ID impossible. I must remind you that Anopheles larvae can hardly be identified to species level. PCR or DNA sequencing is necessary. |
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| NakaRB |
Posted on 16-02-2014 19:18
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3076 Joined: 25.11.08 |
Thank you! I will no longer post pictures of these larvae in the forum.
Edited by NakaRB on 16-02-2014 19:20 |
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| brundlefly |
Posted on 17-02-2014 09:21
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Based on the Anopheles species I believe are present in the Moscow area I would say this belongs to the An. maculipennis complex based on the dendriform outer clypeal setae visible in this picture. So most likely maculipennis s.s. or messeae. I believe An. beklemishevi have a more northern distribution and atroparvus is said to occur in the"soutwestern parts" of Russia. An. claviger would have simpler clypeal setae and An. plumbeus breeds in treeholes. Differentiation of species in the maculipennis-complex is very hard and requires DNA-analysis. ______________________________________________ My photos on Flickr: http://www.flickr...ugbolaget/ |
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| NakaRB |
Posted on 17-02-2014 20:12
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3076 Joined: 25.11.08 |
Thank you! |
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