Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dasyhelea sp.

Posted by pat_der2003 on 30-07-2023 17:16
#1
Hello everyone,

Following this link, I have collected some dead Dasyhelea sp., floating in my nano aquarium.

Here are some views of those dead midges.


First a male I guess

Posted by pat_der2003 on 30-07-2023 17:17
#2
A crop of its abdomen tip's

Posted by pat_der2003 on 30-07-2023 17:17
#3
Its head
Edited by pat_der2003 on 30-07-2023 17:18

Posted by pat_der2003 on 30-07-2023 17:19
#4
And a female I guess

Posted by pat_der2003 on 30-07-2023 17:22
#5
I tried to follow the polish key provided by John Carr, but it is very difficult to me ... Frown Cool

Maybe someone ?

Thanks a lot !

Posted by John Carr on 30-07-2023 17:31
#6
The key uses internal structures that are only visible on slide-mounted specimens.

Posted by pat_der2003 on 31-07-2023 06:32
#7
Thanks !

You mean that I have to extract genitalia and present it like in the pdf ... Tuff job for me ... Smile