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 [Ceratopogonidae] ---> Cecidomyiidae (Hong Kong) for i.d.
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| Clive Lau |
Posted on 06-10-2021 13:36
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Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07 |
Found on the hind-leg of a local grasshopper (China mantispoides) [Orthoptera: Chorotypidae: Chininae]. I would be glad if the Genus name is known.
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| Clive Lau |
Posted on 06-10-2021 13:38
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Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07 |
Magnified
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| Clive Lau |
Posted on 06-10-2021 13:38
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Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07 |
Wings
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 06-10-2021 14:16
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7236 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I don't think this is Ceratopogonidae. The venation looks more like Cecidomyiidae (perhaps tribe Micromyini)
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Clive Lau |
Posted on 06-10-2021 23:15
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Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07 |
What a surprise to learn that it is probably a Cecidomyiidae fly! Don't know its member can be an ectoparasite of a grasshopper. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 07-10-2021 16:52
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10219 Joined: 22.10.10 |
The fly eats fungus. It appears to be stuck to a strand of spiderweb. |
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| Clive Lau |
Posted on 08-10-2021 01:45
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Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 667 Joined: 27.03.07 |
Ic. Thank you Tony and John. |
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