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 aquatic midge larva, 2015-04-05
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 02-11-2015 00:24
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Hello everyone, is someone here able to identify this larva? Length 11 mm. Thanks in advance, Lennart 2015-04-05, Northern Germany, S-H, Mohrkirch, garden pond Lennart Bendixen attached the following image:  [111.3Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 02-11-2015 01:25
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7232 Joined: 19.11.04 |
This looks like a pupal exuvia of a chironomid. There are keys to genera and species available.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 02-11-2015 19:08
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Thanks Tony, it somehow looked a bit empty indeed... I can only find keys to the genera of our region, that you have to spend a fortune on  (e.g. Langton / Visser: Chironomidae Exuviae: A Key to Pupal Exuviae of the West Palaearctic Region). Is there a less expensive one known as well? |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 02-11-2015 20:05
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7232 Joined: 19.11.04 |
You might be able to get a second-hand copy of one of Langton's earlier keys?Alternatively, there is a Freshwater Biological Association key to genera by Wilson and Ruse (Special Publication no. 13) which is much cheaper than Langton and Visser.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 02-11-2015 21:32
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
I think the Wilson / Ruse key should suffice for me and I hadn't known about its existence - thanks for the tip! |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 03-11-2015 08:38
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1140 Joined: 29.05.09 |
if you can upload a detailed photo of the last 2 segments I may be able to tell you the genus. I'm in doubt right now. It is a Chironomini and it is close to Chironomus/Kiefferulus.
Edited by atylotus on 03-11-2015 08:40 |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 03-11-2015 10:20
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Thanks for your help, but as I was taking this picture, I had no idea of how difficult it would be to identify it, so I didn't take any more photos - but next year I 'll know what to do... |
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