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Ptychoptera albimana ?>Ptychoptera albimana
solito de solis
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Posted on 20-11-2015 16:56
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Hey
following the thread about Ptychoptera contaminata
here is another Ptychoptera larva
30 mm length with siphon extruded
These larvae are not well preserved in formaline since 10 years


rodredi.free.fr/ptyal/ptyal.jpg

mentum with 10 teeth

rodredi.free.fr/ptyal/ptyal0.jpg



rodredi.free.fr/ptyal/ptyal01.jpg


hooks on the pseudopods tips

rodredi.free.fr/ptyal/ptyal02.jpg


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Edited by solito de solis on 22-11-2015 01:42
 
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Posted on 21-11-2015 08:13
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not sure, but it doesn't look like albimana. Like to have a better picture of the submentum (the part just behind the menum teeth).
 
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Posted on 21-11-2015 13:26
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Hey and thank you

I thought that the 10teeth of the mentum was a good feature

the best pictures I have just now are these
I have to check the sample to make obvious photo


rodredi.free.fr/ptyal/ptyal03.jpg



rodredi.free.fr/ptyal/ptyal04.jpg




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Edited by solito de solis on 21-11-2015 14:32
 
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Posted on 21-11-2015 17:18
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Albimana is o.k
 
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Oh thank you
I just have had the pleasure to find another identical larva in the sample
and I could take better pictures

Somebody interested can make profit with these

prementum
rodredi.free.fr/ptyal/ptyal07.jpg


10 teeth (picture is made with a clone of left part 5 teeth)

rodredi.free.fr/ptyal/ptyal71.jpg




Head capsule DV
rodredi.free.fr/ptyal/ptyal73.jpg

teeth and hooks and sumentum
rodredi.free.fr/ptyal/ptyal74.jpg


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Edited by solito de solis on 21-11-2015 19:00
 
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