Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomidae larva, NE HU, Dec
Posted by pwalter on 07-12-2009 14:17
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Hi, this larva is about 3.5 mms long. What could it be?
Posted by pwalter on 07-12-2009 14:18
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Posted by pwalter on 07-12-2009 14:20
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Posted by pwalter on 07-12-2009 14:24
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Posted by atylotus on 07-12-2009 14:43
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Tvetenia discoloripes group. A body with this pattern of long hairs is always Tvetenia, a typical inhabitant of brooks. The posterior edge of the head is black, so T. discoloripes group (in Europe: T. discoloripes & T.veralli)
Posted by pwalter on 07-12-2009 15:31
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Thank You very much for the identification!
Posted by pwalter on 12-12-2010 22:56
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Hi, I made a preparate of this one last year and this week I made some photos of it with an Olympus research microscope. Is it possible to ID it further?
Posted by pwalter on 12-12-2010 22:57
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Posted by pwalter on 12-12-2010 22:57
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Posted by atylotus on 17-12-2010 11:27
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sorry, they remain unidentifyable to species level. Tvetenia discoloripes group (with 2 european species) remain unseparable in the larval stage. This is confirmed by a Dutch expert on this matter (H. Moller, pers. comm. 17dec2010).