Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Thaumaleidae spp.??

Posted by ernestovp85 on 26-05-2011 22:29
#1

Hello everyone!
I collected this larvae from a bromeliad (phytotelmata) in a cloud forest (aprox. 2000 meters above sea level) in Ecuador. Could someone please clarify if it is indeed a Thaumaleidae larvae? Maybe even the genus?
Thank you for your help!

Edited by ernestovp85 on 27-05-2011 04:57

Posted by Tony Irwin on 27-05-2011 00:47
#2

No picture, but I suspect Ceratopogonidae is more likely.

Posted by atylotus on 27-05-2011 06:43
#3

I agree with Tony. This is no Thaumalaeidae, but a Ceratopogonidae, something like Forcipomyia or Atrichopogon or similar genera.

Posted by ernestovp85 on 27-05-2011 09:05
#4

Brilliant!
Thank you guys for the hasty response :D