Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tephritidae larvae?
Posted by Marcello on 10-01-2014 21:00
#1
I found two of this larvae under the bark of a rotten trunk, could they be Tephritidae larvae?
They are long 3-4 mm
10.01.2014 - North Italy
Thanks for the help!
Ciao,
Marcello
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 16-01-2014 19:11
#2
Certainly not. Lonchaeiadae, Pallopteridae, Ulidiidae, maybe, but not Tephritidae (some species have larvae living under bark in the Oriental Region and its neiborhood, but not in Europe).
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 16-01-2014 19:11
Posted by Cranefly on 16-01-2014 20:18
#3
Possibly Chloropidae (form of mouthhooks + this type of posterior spiracles):)
Posted by Marcello on 16-01-2014 21:41
#4
Thank you for the answer, I hope to see the adult!
Regards,
Marcello
Posted by Marcello on 16-01-2014 23:56
#5
Just another thing, today I checked for to see if they was still alive, well they are fine and .. they jump! I don't know how they do but I saw they flex and jump up to 2-3 cm! Like a springtails. Really funny.
Edited by Marcello on 17-01-2014 01:17
Posted by Marcello on 17-01-2014 00:50
#6
Maybe this image could help more, anterior spiracle with 6 lobes:
Posted by Iain MacGowan on 27-01-2014 12:04
#7
Larvae like these found under bark in Europe are, as Valery says, most likely Lonchaeidae or Pallopteridae - two closely related families so its not always easy to distinguish between the larvae from photographs. Lonchaeidae larvae are known to "jump" (one species is called
saltans = the leaper). My advice is to keep them cool and moist in the material collected from under the bark and hopefully they should pupate and emerge as adults
......... Iain http://lonchaeidae.myspecies.info/
Posted by Marcello on 27-01-2014 17:55
#8
Hi Iain,
thanks for the info! Yes, I think too it could be a Lonchaeidae.
I'm trying to keep them cool and with the material that I collected under the bark, I added some sawdust and I hope to see the adults!
Ciao,
Marcello