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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ceratopogonidae - Forcipomyia paludis?

Posted by Rupert Huber on 20-06-2025 20:17

Hi everyone!

I found this on a picture of Cordulegaster boltonii. Is it still so, that Forcipomyia paludis is the only Ceratopogonidae species parasitising on dragonfly wings in Europe, or are there meanwhile known others, too?

19.6.2025, Germany, Upper Bavaria, Kohlstatt near Bergen, northern slope of Mt. Hochfelln, about 800 m a.s.l., coordinates 47.77511,12.55511

Edited by Rupert Huber on 20-06-2025 20:37

Posted by John Carr on 21-06-2025 00:13

I think Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) paludis is the only species of the subgenus in Europe.

Posted by Rupert Huber on 21-06-2025 06:50

Hi John! Thanks for confirming this information!

Posted by John Carr on 21-06-2025 13:22

Some species of subgenus Lasiohelea are also parasitic on Odonata. I do not know if any of those species are found in Europe. Most species are parasitic on vertebrates. My local species bites frogs.

Posted by Rupert Huber on 21-06-2025 18:16

Thanks again! They don't seem to be on Odonata in Europe. At least I can't find anything reporting this.

Edited by Rupert Huber on 21-06-2025 22:27