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 French Guianan syrphid larvae?
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 21-03-2011 17:58
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Can anyone confirm whether these are syrphids? They were taken in French Guiana and are likely to be different species but I lumped them all here for brevity. Photos come from Stephane Brule  Is there any chance of a tribe/sub-family?
Edited by ChrisR on 21-03-2011 18:01 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 21-03-2011 17:59
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 21-03-2011 18:00
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and another ...
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 21-03-2011 18:00
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and another ...
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 21-03-2011 19:57
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They are all syrphid laervae.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Menno Reemer |
Posted on 22-03-2011 08:58
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Yes, subfamily Syrphinae. On the 2nd picture are 2 larvae of Ocyptamus dimidiatus. On the 3rd picture a larva of Ocyptamus gastrostactus. I reared both species in Surinam. I don't know the other two. Please encourage Stephane to try to rear them! This would produce so much new information! |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 22-03-2011 09:51
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Oh wow, thanks - great information there Menno - much more than I thought could be gained from photos of larvae  I will certainly try to get Stephane to collect and rear more material. I am also in touch with another entomologist out there who will twist his arm ... Stephane is a coleopterist so he does understand the importance of collecting but I think his time is limited and he does all of this as a hobby.
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but don't see the image in the post.