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 culicidae fly
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 07-09-2006 21:40
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Hi taken today in Silgueiros - Viseu in bathroom.  Culicidae fly... ANopheles sp.? jorgemotalmeida attached the following image:  [135.24Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 07-09-2006 21:55
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7318 Joined: 19.11.04 |
It's not Anopheles - in this genus the females have palps that are as long as the proboscis. This is a ... different genus 
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 07-09-2006 22:05
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Tony Irwin wrote: It's not Anopheles - in this genus the females have palps that are as long as the proboscis. This is a ... different genus so which one? And why this fly is a female? Did you look at the eyes? Is this the criterion?
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 07-09-2006 22:06 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 07-09-2006 23:29
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7318 Joined: 19.11.04 |
It's a female because it has short palps - (almost) all male mosquitoes have long palps. The eyes are similar in males and females. The male and female anophelines are distinguished by the structure of the palps (they are clubbed in the male). I expect this is Culex pipiens - but I say this only because it a plain coloured species that is very commonly found indoors. I cannot see the necessary charcters on the photo to be sure of the identification. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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