Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hesperinidae => Sciaridae

Posted by yann on 28-08-2018 15:34
#1

Hello,
Some larvae and pupae found in a lake. I think about a Cranefly family Hesperinidae...
Thanks for your contribution.

Edited by yann on 18-09-2018 15:31

Posted by yann on 28-08-2018 15:34
#2

head

Posted by yann on 28-08-2018 15:34
#3

pupae?

Edited by yann on 28-08-2018 15:35

Posted by yann on 03-09-2018 17:02
#4

any idea?

Edited by yann on 03-09-2018 17:03

Posted by Tony Irwin on 03-09-2018 18:19
#5

To me these are typical Sciaridae larvae and pupa. Presumably they are accidental inhabitants of the lake, as the family is entirely terrestrial (as far as I know).

Posted by yann on 18-09-2018 15:30
#6

Oh! ok. ... I found that some of its can live in tussocks in lake's shore... it's fit with our sample (juncus zone) - in Darold Batzer & Dani Boix.
Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands: An International Perspective on their Ecology. 2016. Springer Ed
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Thanks a lot Tony |t

Edited by yann on 18-09-2018 15:57