Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Soldier fly larva

Posted by Menno Reemer on 30-03-2013 11:25
#1

Hi all,
Does anyone recognize this stratiomyid larva?
It was found on a mushroom (polypore) in damp forest (Netherlands).
Best,
Menno

Posted by atylotus on 30-03-2013 19:19
#2

looks a bit like Beris sp. to me

Posted by Menno Reemer on 31-03-2013 10:25
#3

Thanks. I think you're right. According to key and figures in Rozkosny 1973, Beris-larvae are recognizable by the tufts of bristle-like hairs, which are present in this larva too (I collected two specimens, which unfortunately are dried out now).
I found a few of these larvae on the underside of the mushroom Polyporus badius, on two different localities. I wondered whether this was just coincidental or whether the larvae really like this mushroom...