Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown larvae
Posted by Seafry on 10-10-2019 19:27
#1
Collected in a clear mountain stream in South Africa. About 4 mm in size.
Posted by Seafry on 10-10-2019 19:28
#2
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Posted by Tony Irwin on 10-10-2019 21:32
#3
Best I can suggest is an atypical
Atrichopogon (Ceratopogonidae)
Posted by John Carr on 11-10-2019 13:21
#4
It reminds me of some
Fannia larvae. They are not aquatic.
Posted by Seafry on 11-10-2019 13:46
#5
Collected a few in the mountain stream. Potentially on the edge of the waterline
Posted by Seafry on 11-10-2019 13:46
#6
Thank you for the replies
Posted by Tony Irwin on 11-10-2019 17:00
#7
I'd say the head capsule was too well formed to be
Fannia.
There are some pictures of
Atrichopogon here -
http://blog.naver...tegoryNo=0 - which show similar medio-lateral tufts of hooked setae.
Posted by atylotus on 12-10-2019 17:39
#8
I agree with Atrichopogon or similar genera. I guess no Forcipomyia. The habitus and the Hypognathous head seems typical to me.