Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Thaumaleidae spp.??

Posted by ernestovp85 on 26-05-2011 21:29
#1
Hello everyone!
I collected this larvae from a bromeliad (phytotelmata) in a cloud forest (aprox. 2000 meters above sea level) in Ecuador. Could someone please clarify if it is indeed a Thaumaleidae larvae? Maybe even the genus?
Thank you for your help!
Edited by ernestovp85 on 27-05-2011 03:57

Posted by Tony Irwin on 26-05-2011 23:47
#2
No picture, but I suspect Ceratopogonidae is more likely.

Posted by atylotus on 27-05-2011 05:43
#3
I agree with Tony. This is no Thaumalaeidae, but a Ceratopogonidae, something like Forcipomyia or Atrichopogon or similar genera.

Posted by ernestovp85 on 27-05-2011 08:05
#4
Brilliant!
Thank you guys for the hasty response Grin