Thread subject: Diptera.info :: CHAOBORIDAE larvae

Posted by solito de solis on 22-10-2017 17:11
#1

Hello dipterists
a very tiny larva about 1mm max found in brackish water in Alentejo/Portugal
IT seems to me Chaoboridae larva

But the head profile seen from abov is wider than common Chaoboridae larvae
COuld it be because of the juvenile stage of the larva ?
The head is not crushed by the coverglass !!!

No siphon, then no Mochlonyx sp.

rodredi.free.fr/chaobp0.JPG
rodredi.free.fr/chaobp00.JPG
rodredi.free.fr/chaobp01.JPG
rodredi.free.fr/chaobp02.JPG

what's your feeling ?
Merci beaucoup

Solito de SOlis

Posted by atylotus on 24-10-2017 09:11
#2

a juvenile Chaoborus indeed, probably freshly moulted

Posted by solito de solis on 24-10-2017 14:55
#3

Merci Atylotus