Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown New Zealand larva

Posted by moores on 25-12-2012 10:14
#1

Hi all
This ethanol-preserved larva was found in a stream sample but it may well be a terrestrial from surrounding riparian vegetation. The full body shot is 34X, the tail has a tipulid-like arrangement, magnified 160X, and the retracted head magnified 86X.

Posted by moores on 25-12-2012 10:16
#2

Tipulid-like tail of unknown larva, 160X

Posted by moores on 25-12-2012 10:18
#3

Retracted head, X86

Posted by moores on 25-12-2012 10:20
#4

Any suggestions would be most appreciated - a suggested family would be great!
Thanks all

Posted by atylotus on 25-12-2012 12:01
#5

looks more like a Sciomyzidae to me, although I'm not familiar with your fauna it shows some similarity with NW-European Sciomyzidae larvae

Posted by moores on 02-01-2013 06:37
#6

Thanks atylotus
I saw on Google images some similar-looking larvae suggested to be sciomyzids but they're very different to the aquatic sciomyzids we commonly find find in NZ streams.
Cheers