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 Larvae found in UK chalk river in May (pt 2 of 3) Limoniidae?
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| Chalky |
Posted on 30-08-2016 23:23
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Hi all, As part of my PhD research I am conducting macroinvertebrate surveys in chalk rivers in the UK. While I'm pretty good with most families of invertebrates, diptera are a weak spot for me. It doesn't help that I only have a very basic guide where the major diptera families are described with images rather than proper keys. Basically, I only really need to know the family, but I'd be interested to learn the species too. From my basic guide, it looks like this might be Limoniidae, but I could be completely wrong! Any help gladly received! All the best Chalky attached the following image:  [146.18Kb] Edited by Chalky on 30-08-2016 23:30 |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 31-08-2016 07:17
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1166 Joined: 29.05.09 |
Empididae. ID to genus level is very difficult but it belongs to a Clinocerinae for mainly it has 8 ventral pseudopods.
Edited by atylotus on 31-08-2016 08:19 |
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| Chalky |
Posted on 14-09-2016 11:53
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Member Location: Posts: 6 Joined: 12.08.16 |
Thanks again, Atylous! I can see those psuedopods! Your contribution to my research is very much appreciated |
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