Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Doli Larva ?

Posted by Keith Short on 29-03-2013 22:51
#1
These are from some very wet soil/moss inside a conservatory near a fountain. I am hoping to locate the larval stage of Amblypsilopus variegatus. Any chance that this is it? The species is not native to our area, but was imported with the plants inside the greenhouse.

edit... The length of the larva is approximately 2.5mm ...end edit
Thanks

Keith
Edited by Keith Short on 30-03-2013 01:43

Posted by Keith Short on 29-03-2013 22:56
#2
Hmmm I am having difficulty with attachments. just took out the space in the file name... That should help...

Posted by Jozef Obona on 30-03-2013 10:13
#3
Psychodidae larva

Posted by atylotus on 30-03-2013 10:42
#4
as many chitinized plates are missing on the dorsal surface in the anterior part it must me a member of a Psychodini. So larvae of Psychoda or Tinaeria seems more likely, but I do not know were it is from, so ....
Edited by atylotus on 30-03-2013 19:20

Posted by Keith Short on 30-03-2013 11:42
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Jozef and atylotus,

Psychodidae would be a good fit as the soil/mud from which this larva was obtained had a very high algae content. Many thanks. I'll keep looking for other critters to find my doli larvae.

Thanks!

Keith Short

Posted by Keith Short on 11-04-2013 12:04
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I incubated the larvae in some water and debris from the spot where they were collected. Here is a photo of the pupae. It is under the liquid.
Edited by Keith Short on 11-04-2013 12:06

Posted by Keith Short on 11-04-2013 12:08
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And this shows one of the adults that emerged. Indeed this is a moth fly.