Thread subject: Diptera.info :: larvae beneath deadwood => Sciaridae

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 11-11-2021 16:24
#1

Hi,
I found these larvae in the end of February in a forest beneath deadwood (Germany, Saxony). Size less than 10 mm. Sciaroidea?
Thanks, Marion

Edited by Marion Friedrich on 11-11-2021 22:31

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 11-11-2021 16:25
#2

2nd picture

Posted by Tony Irwin on 11-11-2021 20:26
#3

The fact that these are in a mass, and have white bodies and black heads suggest to me that they are Sciaridae.

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 11-11-2021 22:29
#4

Thank you very much for ID, Tony.
Greetings,
Marion