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MYCETOPHILIDAE (a family of fungus gnats)

Warning: Identification questionable
Date: 20 May 2004
OS grid ref: SX76
Lat/Lon: 50° 30' N, 3° 50' W
Location: Vice County: South Devon, VC3, England
Voucher: 20/05/2004[Q]
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Stage or state: Larva
Record Summary: Pupal chambers on dead cut Apple log in wood pile
Associated organism: on cut log of Malus
Identification Notes: 3 mouse-dropping sized pupal chambers belonging to unknown insects, probably Hymenopteran.

The chambers are made of earth or fine frass, cemented together and with a silken door. The substrate forms the base of the chamber and these were damaged while attempting to remove them from the hard wood.

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