Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tipulidae (?) pupa from alnus --> Dictenidia bimaculata

Posted by Thomas Brand on 13-01-2012 07:28
#1
Hi,

this pupa was found in decaying wood of alnus, May 2011, Northern Germany. Is it a Tipulidae and is it possible to identify it?

Thanks
Thomas
Edited by Thomas Brand on 14-01-2012 16:37

Posted by atylotus on 13-01-2012 11:00
#2
It is definitely a Tipulidae, but I'm not certain about the identity. It may be Dictenidia, Ctenophora or perhaps even Tipula flavolineata, but I don't thinks so.

Posted by pjotr oosterbroek on 13-01-2012 13:47
#3
Although not all characters are visible, the key in Theowald 1957 runs to Dictenidia bimaculata, one of the most common xylophagous species.
Pjotr Oosterbroek

Posted by Thomas Brand on 14-01-2012 16:36
#4
Thank you very much for ID!

Thomas