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 Acrosathe annulata larva from buttock
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| David020 |
Posted on 10-06-2011 08:43
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dear dipterists, Last week I was presented a larva, found in the buttock of a tourist at Texel, the Netherlands. The tourist saw a local medic, who passed the larva to a local educational centre (ecomare). I'm quite sure, the concerns Acrosathe annulata. Could anyone confirm or reject this ID ? Please see added pics, higher resolution available in case. In the yellow book of Smith, two paper are referred to treating cases of bites on humans of this species. Googling, I cannot find them (entering 'man-biting Therevidae' yielded the suggestion: 'did you mean: man-eating Therevidae?' - if anyone cound send a pdf I would much appreciate. Other bits of info are also appreciated. many thanks ! David ref's Smith, K.V.G. (1979). Allergic reaction to bite of fly larva of family Therevidae. Lancet 8112: 391-392. Smith, K.V.G. (1986). Larva of Therevidae (Diptera) biting man. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 122:115. Edited by David020 on 10-06-2011 08:51 |
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| David020 |
Posted on 10-06-2011 08:47
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Member Location: Posts: 51 Joined: 14.10.07 |
attaching photo ... |
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| David020 |
Posted on 10-06-2011 08:47
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head section |
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| David020 |
Posted on 10-06-2011 08:48
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anterior spiracle |
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| David020 |
Posted on 10-06-2011 08:48
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posterior section |
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| David020 |
Posted on 10-06-2011 08:49
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posterior spiracle |
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| David020 |
Posted on 10-06-2011 08:50
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posterior section detail |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 14-06-2011 04:41
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Member Location: Posts: 646 Joined: 17.09.08 |
Therevidae surely. Most likelyt Thereva, because lateral margin of the head capsule has dark projection (angle). |
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but don't see the image in the post.