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 Asilidae ?
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| Claus Weisenboehler |
Posted on 03-03-2007 17:45
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Hi all, here I have another picture of a pair of Asilidae (?) Can anyone help me in determination ? Thanks Claus D/BaW?/Vellberg 13.9.2005 Meadow with small rivulet Claus Weisenboehler attached the following image:  [70.75Kb] |
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| diphascon |
Posted on 03-03-2007 18:47
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Claus Weisenboehler wrote: here I have another picture of a pair of Asilidae (?) Can anyone help me in determination ? D/BaW?/Vellberg 13.9.2005 Meadow with small rivulet Hi, I'd say "no" to Asilidae. Do you remember the size? They look like Ceratopogonidae to me. cheers - martin |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 03-03-2007 19:11
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I agree - can't be Asilidae with those multi-segmented antennae - must be Nematocera of some sort.
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| Claus Weisenboehler |
Posted on 03-03-2007 19:16
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I measured the photo and the result shows that the female had a length of about 5 mm. Maybe it helps |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 03-03-2007 19:40
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I think these are Mycetophilid midges.
Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| diphascon |
Posted on 03-03-2007 19:51
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Xespok wrote: I think these are Mycetophilid midges. fits better than Ceratopogonidae, I must say ...  martin |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 03-03-2007 20:05
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Possibly Dynatosoma.
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