Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (eggs, larvae, pupae)
 Chironomidae? 2016-03-30 > Orthocladiinae
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 13-04-2016 21:17
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Hi, is this a terrestrial Chironomid larva or sth. different? Maybe someone can help. Length 5 mm. Thanks a lot! Lennart 2016-03-30, Northern Germany, SH, garden, wet wood pile Lennart Bendixen attached the following image:  [197.95Kb] Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 16-04-2016 09:35 |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 13-04-2016 21:18
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 13-04-2016 21:18
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 14-04-2016 08:54
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
terrestrial Chironomidae and to my knowledge only the tribe Orthocladiinae have (semi)terrestrial species. Fom these photo's it is impossible to tell which genus |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 15-04-2016 05:48
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Thanks for your answer - good to know that! I found several of them, but didn't know what to focus on. Which details are needed to get the genus? |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 15-04-2016 08:01
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Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
You need at least some details of the head in ventral view as well as a closer view on the shape of the anterior parapods (i.e the claws on the first thoracic segment). It is even better to waite a while for the pupal stage and/or the adult. The pupal stage is usually easier to identify to genus/species level than the larval stage especially within Orthocladiinae. But you can send them (larvae and/or pupae) to me if you like? |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 16-04-2016 09:35
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Many thanks for the helpful information. I'm not collecting or rearing them, but I'll look for them inside that wood pile more often. One day there must be some pupae...at least I hope so  |
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