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Hi all
This ethanol-preserved larva was found in a stream sample but it may well be a terrestrial from surrounding riparian vegetation. The full body shot is 34X, the tail has a tipulid-like arrangement, magnified 160X, and the retracted head magnified 86X.

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Tipulid-like tail of unknown larva, 160X

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Retracted head, X86

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Any suggestions would be most appreciated - a suggested family would be great!
Thanks all

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looks more like a Sciomyzidae to me, although I'm not familiar with your fauna it shows some similarity with NW-European Sciomyzidae larvae

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Thanks atylotus
I saw on Google images some similar-looking larvae suggested to be sciomyzids but they're very different to the aquatic sciomyzids we commonly find find in NZ streams.
Cheers