Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ceratopogonidae, northern Norway

Posted by Geir79 on 21-03-2011 19:17
#1
Not sure of order for these small insects! Photo is of a dead beetle, Meloe violaceus. What are the small insects on it? First impression when I saw these were Diptera. Maybe these belongs to family Ceratopogonidae? Palpomyia sp. from BugGuide.net looks similar in shape...

Photographed 01.07.2010 in Bodø, northern Norway.

Posted it here cause I'm not sure if it is Diptera Smile
Edited by Geir79 on 12-04-2011 17:09

Posted by Geir79 on 21-03-2011 19:18
#2
Another photo:

Posted by Paul Beuk on 21-03-2011 19:57
#3
Ceratopogonidae. There is a small bunch of species attacking Meloidae.

Posted by Geir79 on 21-03-2011 20:12
#4
Ok, then it is Ceratopogonidae Smile Thanks for answering, don't think I've seen this before (first time I saw this species of beetle was in 2010).

Posted by John Carr on 29-03-2011 14:38
#5
The only parasites on live Meloidae that I know of are Atrichopogon (Meloehelea). In general Forcipomyiinae are parasites, usually on insects. Other subfamilies may be vertebrate parasites or insect predators but are not insect parasites.