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Brachynemurus nebulosus
Photo#645982
Copyright © 2012
David Almquist
prob Brachynemurus nebulosus -
Brachynemurus nebulosus
Withlacoochee State Forest, Sugarmill Woods area, Citrus County, Florida, USA
May 22, 2012
sandhill habitat with open patches of bare sand
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Contributed by
David Almquist
on 23 May, 2012 - 11:15pm
Last updated 24 May, 2012 - 10:52am
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#645982 - Brachynemurus nebulosus (larva)
Identification confirmed. The larvae of this species have been suggested as Batesian mimics of velvet ants, see: Brach, V. 1978. Brachynemurus nebulosus (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae): a possible Batesian mimic of Florida mutillid wasps (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Entomological News, Philadelphia 89:153-156.
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John D. Oswald
, 24 May, 2012 - 7:19am
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spectacular... will ask Dr Oswald to take a look
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v belov
, 24 May, 2012 - 1:07am
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thanks; below link is what I based prob ID on
http://www.entsoc.org/PDF/Pubs/Periodicals/AE/AE-2006/Spring/Insect.pdf
I was amazed to find a neuropteran larva that was not some shade of gray.
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David Almquist
, 24 May, 2012 - 1:36am
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great homework...
we've got pics w/similar color scheme:
none remotely as dazzling as yours, though
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v belov
, 24 May, 2012 - 1:43am
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lit ref and key
http://biostor.org/cache/pdf/48/55/c2/4855c2db6211ad1873a428375997f662.pdf
and
http://www.freshfromflorida.com/pi/enpp/ento/entcirc/ent221.pdf
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David Almquist
, 24 May, 2012 - 7:47am
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