Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Psychodidae larvae ?

Posted by evdb on 01-01-2012 18:41
#1

May be Clogmia albipunctatus ?
Thanks for help.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 02-01-2012 12:01
#2

What additional info do you have, like location, substrate, date, etc.?

Posted by evdb on 02-01-2012 13:27
#3

Hi !
Found in the siphon of a shower, layed on a cotton pad for picture.
Last december 30

Edited by evdb on 02-01-2012 13:28

Posted by atylotus on 02-01-2012 15:26
#4

larva: I can see hardly any small sclerites on the abdominal segments, except for the last 2 segments or so. So this must be a Psychodini. As the head is triangular in shape, the genus Psychoda or Tinaeria seems more likely.
Pupa: impossible to identify it, pupae are notoriously difficult (for me), and the abdomen is missing.

Posted by evdb on 02-01-2012 16:06
#5

Thank altylotus, I did not realize the pupa was not complete...
I took the folowing picture the same day in an other room of the house :
http://www.galeri...-80694.htm
Probably the same genus ?

Posted by atylotus on 03-01-2012 10:49
#6

sorry, don't know anything about adults. Try post it in the adult section.

Posted by evdb on 03-01-2012 11:02
#7

Sorry,
I did not find genus Tinaeria
Thanks anyway.

Edited by evdb on 03-01-2012 11:27

Posted by pierred on 13-01-2012 14:56
#8

The correct taxon is Tinearia.

Posted by evdb on 13-01-2012 15:15
#9

Thanks Pierre, I just find Tinearia genus. It's quite different of Psychoda and I did't meet Tinearia imago in this place.
I should be surprised to have two different taxons in the same closed place and at the same time !
I favour Psychoda but it has to be confirmed.

Edited by evdb on 14-01-2012 10:09