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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges (Sciaroidea) » Fungus Gnats (Mycetophilidae) » Mycetophilinae » larvae
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Boletus maggot
Copyright © 2010 Arlo Pelegrin

Boletus maggot
Buffalo Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
August 23, 2010
Size: 10mm
This was one of dozens infesting a White King Bolete (Boletus barrowsii. Fortunately there was plenty of uncontaminated tissue for an omelet.

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Contributed by Arlo Pelegrin on 26 August, 2010 - 12:53pm
Last updated 1 October, 2011 - 8:11pm

Moved
Moved from larvae and wingless adults.
… John F. Carr, 1 October, 2011 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.

MND p. 227 says structure of creeping welts on bottom can ID to subfamily or near.
… John F. Carr, 28 August, 2010 - 5:52pm login or register to post comments

Ventral?
Do you have a lateral or ventral view?
… John F. Carr, 26 August, 2010 - 5:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely
a Mycetophilid - got it under the microscope right now. Can't find a larval key for these guys though.
… Arlo Pelegrin, 26 August, 2010 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
I figured as much
If you mean Mycetophilidae s.l., we call that Sciaroidea and the larva goes to 398216(1). Mycetophilidae s.s. larvae to go 367611(2).

I don't know of a larval key. Manual of Nearctic Diptera has some notes that might get it to subfamily.
… John F. Carr, 26 August, 2010 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

 
I don't know the s.l. or the s.s.
of this animal, but it keys out to Mycetophilidae in the Manual of Nearctic Diptera.
… Arlo Pelegrin, 26 August, 2010 - 9:48pm login or register to post comments

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