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 Anopheles atroparvus ?>Anopheles maculipennis complex
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| solito de solis |
Posted on 02-05-2017 22:21
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 Member Location: Liege, Belgium Posts: 404 Joined: 05.08.13 |
Hey dipterists I know or I have been informed that Anopheles determination is difficult by only morphologic approach Nevertheless.. I have observed Anopheles larvae collected in a pond close to the Dutch border, and after bringing on the larvae to the pupa stage, and after waiting exit of the exuvia, to the alive adult insect... WOuld it be possible with your help to make the most complete approach with features of the three stades (larva, pupa, adult) I have consulted a lot of litterature about Anopheles morphology and I'm a little bit lost... with sometimes contradictory informations or perhaps non-correctly understood by my fault First I thought it was male Anopheles claviger but... now Maculipennis complex ? Atroparvus ? I could put here all the pictures needed of usefull details to go ahead : larva-pupa-adult pupa air trump  head dorsal view  pupa seta 9 segment  I hope you will help Merci beaucoup SDS PS: Anopheles Atroparvus is found in Belgium 
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 02-05-2017 23:18
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7302 Joined: 19.11.04 |
The larva certainly seems to be Anopheles maculipennis complex. Can you tell whether the postero-lateral spines on the pupal tergites are blunt or sharp? If blunt, the the pupa is also maculipennis complex. If sharp,then it is more likely to be claviger. These two species regularly occur together.
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| solito de solis |
Posted on 03-05-2017 16:38
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Member Location: Liege, Belgium Posts: 404 Joined: 05.08.13 |
Thanks Mr Irwin If I follow and understand your question, I can answer with these pictures This spines are blunt, aren't they ?    Then... Anopheles maculipennis ? Merci beaucoup Edited by solito de solis on 03-05-2017 16:41 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 03-05-2017 17:20
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7302 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Yes, they look quite blunt, so maculipennis complex. Without eggs or DNA we cannot say any more.
Edited by Tony Irwin on 03-05-2017 17:22 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| solito de solis |
Posted on 03-05-2017 19:36
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Member Location: Liege, Belgium Posts: 404 Joined: 05.08.13 |
Merci beaucoup... I have lost the eggs by Easterday Solito Edited by solito de solis on 03-05-2017 20:27 |
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| solito de solis |
Posted on 06-05-2017 21:50
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Member Location: Liege, Belgium Posts: 404 Joined: 05.08.13 |
Here is the clip video on the larvae last instar YouTube Video Here is the clip on the pupa and the exuvia YouTube Video see you soon SDS Edited by solito de solis on 06-05-2017 21:51 |
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