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 Stratiomyid larva??
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 25-07-2010 13:07
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Could anyone tell me if this is a stratiomyid larva? Is further identification possible? The larva was found in a pitfall trap in "De Kaaistoep" (Tilburg; 24.vi-1.vii.2010). Jan Willem attached the following image:  [147.39Kb] Edited by Jan Willem on 26-07-2010 07:10 Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 25-07-2010 13:08
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Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2136 Joined: 24.07.04 |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 25-07-2010 13:09
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| atylotus |
Posted on 26-07-2010 08:04
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It is definitaly a Stratiomyid, and it look a bit like Oxycera, but I don't have the books on this matter at hand today. What's the appr. size?, was the soil wet or dry? |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 26-07-2010 10:31
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Thanks Ton! I will measure the larva tonight and will try to get more information on the soil type.
Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 26-07-2010 10:48
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Resembles what Rozkosny illustrated as Oxycera leonina.
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 26-07-2010 16:54
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The soil near the pitfall trap is rather sandy and dry. The larva is about 9 mm length. @Paul: Which publication of Rozkosny are you refering to? Contributions to a Manual of Palaearctic Diptera Volume 2? With this publication I indeed identified the larva as an Oxycera species. It does look like the drawing of O. leonina in that publication. Furthermore this is the only Oxycera species known from "De Kaaistoep" sofar. But I don't have a key to the species of this genus. At least not for the larvae. However in the key of Ben Brugge (2002) it is mentioned that O. leonina is the only species in this genus with terestrial larvae. Edited by Jan Willem on 26-07-2010 16:56 Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 26-07-2010 20:23
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Part 2 of Rozosny's monograph of European Stratiomyidae.
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