Antlion larva

Moved

… Lynn Monroe, 4 October, 2009 - 12:03pm

Update:

Actually, it was found on mud at the very edge of the creek in an inch or probably less of water. I suspect it is not aquatic but rather opportunistic, looking for a meal in the water.

… Lynn Monroe, 4 October, 2009 - 12:01pm

look among ant lion larvae

maybe Dr Oswald will be able to give you a name some day when/if he'll take care of our ant lion images

… v belov, 3 October, 2009 - 12:57pm

Moving image

I was going to move this to larvae (Myrmeleonidae) since I don't know whether it is genus Myrmeleon (which I have not yet found in the Anza-Borrego area), Brachynemurus, Gnopholeon or some other genus. But my only choice seems to be larvae (Myrmeleon). How do I change or add the last taxonomic entry in a guide?

… Lynn Monroe, 3 October, 2009 - 4:53pm

Not sure if I understand your question correctly...

...but there is currently a page for unidentified Myrmeleontidae larvae here. Is that what you were looking for?

… Harsi S. Parker, 3 October, 2009 - 5:11pm

Yes,

Exactly the page I was looking for and could not find. Thanks.

But I do have another question. Liancalus querulus, #256693, has been identified to species. Now I want to move it, but this particular species is new. I don't know how to set up a new guide for this species and move it.

… Lynn Monroe, 4 October, 2009 - 12:12pm

Liancalus querulus

Hi, Lynn. Only editors on the site have the ability to create new guide pages, so if you have a new species for the guide you're going to have to ask for assistance. In this case, I can (and will) go ahead and make a new page for your fly images. However, as I mentioned once before (on this post), the best way to go about doing this in the future is via the Requests for Additional Guide Pages forum.

… Harsi S. Parker, 4 October, 2009 - 12:54pm

Thanks, Harsi

The first post I didn't understand what you were saying. Now I see the problem and do understand.

… Lynn Monroe, 4 October, 2009 - 8:57pm

antlion larva

I checked antlion larva on BugGuide--and there they were! Thanks so much, v belov. Now I'll try to find out which genus. So far we haven't seen a Myrmeleon in Anza-Borrego.

… Lynn Monroe, 3 October, 2009 - 3:53pm

Definitely

Definitely an ant lion larva. Remember only one North American genus digs the trademark "pits." All the others lie in wait just under the surface of the soil. The semi-aquatic nature of this one is curious indeed!

… Eric R. Eaton, 3 October, 2009 - 2:01pm

Antlion larva habits

Actually, Eric, we were discussing this larva and recalled that it was not in mud, it was on mud at the very edge of the creek in very shallow water. My guess is that is was not aquatic but opportunistic. In a desert climate many insects--and hence many potential prey--tend to gravitate to water.

… Lynn Monroe, 4 October, 2009 - 11:59am