Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ephydridae pupa

Posted by Jaso on 13-10-2006 13:32
#1
hello,
I found quite a lot of this pupae in sediment of a high intertidal saltmarsh along the Scheldt estuary (Belgium). This one shows the eyes of a Cyclorrhapha fly. Does anyone know of which species this could be?

Thanks for your help.

Jan
Edited by Jaso on 18-10-2006 10:29

Posted by Tony Irwin on 13-10-2006 17:16
#2
It's an ephydrid, probably Scatella or a related genus. What size was it?

Posted by Jaso on 16-10-2006 09:51
#3
Thanks for your identification!
Size of the pupa is circa 0.3 cm long and is often found in Vaucheria-vegetation accompagnied by Enchytraeid oligochaetes, the Naid oligochaet Paranais litoralis, Psychodidae (photo) and Dolichopodidae larvae.

Greet
Jan
Edited by Jaso on 16-10-2006 09:52