Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dasyhelea sp.
Posted by pat_der2003 on 30-07-2023 17:16
#1
Hello everyone,
Following
this link, I have collected some dead Dasyhelea sp., floating in my nano aquarium.
Here are some views of those dead midges.
First a male I guess
Posted by pat_der2003 on 30-07-2023 17:17
#2
A crop of its abdomen tip's
Posted by pat_der2003 on 30-07-2023 17:17
#3
Its head
Edited by pat_der2003 on 30-07-2023 17:18
Posted by pat_der2003 on 30-07-2023 17:19
#4
And a female I guess
Posted by pat_der2003 on 30-07-2023 17:22
#5
I tried to follow the polish key provided by John Carr, but it is very difficult to me ... :| B)
Maybe someone ?
Thanks a lot !
Posted by John Carr on 30-07-2023 17:31
#6
The key uses internal structures that are only visible on slide-mounted specimens.
Posted by pat_der2003 on 31-07-2023 06:32
#7
Thanks !
You mean that I have to extract genitalia and present it like in the pdf ... Tuff job for me ... :)