Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dolichopodidae with a parasite

Posted by Igor Grichanov on 12-07-2022 11:36
#1
Dolichopodidae, Thinophilus sp. male with parasites on abdomen. Please ID the parasite.
Edited by Igor Grichanov on 12-07-2022 11:36

Posted by Igor Grichanov on 12-07-2022 12:27
#2
My colleague suggested Laboulbeniales fungi.

Posted by Jan Maca on 12-07-2022 18:18
#3
To me it makes rather impression of hypopi (sedentary nymphs) of Acaridae. You can try to make a microscopic preparation of some of these creatures. to be sure.
Edited by Jan Maca on 12-07-2022 19:30

Posted by Igor Grichanov on 13-07-2022 08:16
#4
I have just found a paper (open access) that mentions Laboulbeniales on Thinophilus sp.
Rossi Walter & Leonardi Marco. 2018. New species and new records of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) from Sierra Leone. Phytotaxa 358 (2): 091–116. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.358.2.1
I recommend it for all.

Posted by Jan Maca on 13-07-2022 08:26
#5
The finding is interesting, notwithstanding if you have fungi or hypopi. If you have fungi, W. Rossi would certainly enjoy obtaining them.
Edited by Jan Maca on 13-07-2022 11:31